Gonthier

\ɡɔ̃.tje\

/\ɡɔ̃.tje\/ noun

The verdict

“Gonthier” is uncommon French (frequency #67,554 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,554
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gonthier · Gonthier · French

Gonthier · rank #67,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,554
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH goinfre

Nearest frequency peer: goinfre (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Gonthier »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Gonthier » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gonthier
PropertyValue
HeadwordGonthier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔ̃.tje\
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,554
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Gonthier » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Gonthiertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « goinfre » (#67,553), « goules » (#67,556), « godillots » (#67,551). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Gonthier » est au #67,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gonthier is uncommon French at frequency #67,554 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɔ̃.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Gonthier in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Gonthier, spelled G-O-N-T-H-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Gonthier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gonthier de Bagneaux fut évêque du Mans de 1368 à 1385, puis archevêque de Sens en 1385.

This word in other languages

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 "Gonthier"?
"Gonthier" is spelled G-O-N-T-H-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ̃.tje\.
What does "Gonthier" mean?
As a noun, "Gonthier" means: Prénom masculin.
How do you pronounce "Gonthier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gonthier" is \ɡɔ̃.tje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gonthier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list