goguenard

\ɡɔɡ.naʁ\

/\ɡɔɡ.naʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“goguenard” is uncommon French (frequency #82,075 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,075
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui affecte la moquerie, la raillerie.

Key facts for goguenard
PropertyValue
Headwordgoguenard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡɔɡ.naʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,075
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “goguenard” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). goguenard lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

goguenard is uncommon French at frequency #82,075 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡɔɡ.naʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui affecte la moquerie, la raillerie.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for goguenard, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is goguenard, spelled G-O-G-U-E-N-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui affecte la moquerie, la raillerie.

This word in other languages

mocking(English)burlón(Español)mokant(Deutsch)zombeteiro(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "goguenard"?
"goguenard" is spelled G-O-G-U-E-N-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔɡ.naʁ\.
What does "goguenard" mean?
As an adjective, "goguenard" means: Qui affecte la moquerie, la raillerie.
How do you pronounce "goguenard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "goguenard" is \ɡɔɡ.naʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "goguenard" come from?
"goguenard" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “goguenard”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-O-G-U-E-N-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡɔɡ.naʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list