gorge

\ɡɔʁʒ\

/\ɡɔʁʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“gorge” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,614 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,614
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie antérieure du cou de l’homme ou de l’animal.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gorge vs gré
40% similar
gorge vs grue
60% similar
gorge vs gosse
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gorge
PropertyValue
Headwordgorge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔʁʒ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,614
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gorge” 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). gorge lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for gorge is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡɔʁʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,614 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 25 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gorge, with forms such as "ggorge", "gogre", and "goreg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gré", "grue", "gosse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is gorge, spelled G-O-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie antérieure du cou de l’homme ou de l’animal.
  2. 2
    Gosier, le dedans de la gorge.
  3. 3
    Voix de la gorge.
  4. 4
    Siège de la voix.
  5. 5
    Sachet supérieur de l’oiseau, qui se nomme vulgairement poche.
  6. 6
    Ce qui entre dans la gorge de l’oiseau, l’aliment qu’on lui donne.
  7. 7
    Partie supérieure de la chemise d’une femme.
  8. 8
    Les seins.
  9. 9
    Entrée, ouverture, orifice plus ou moins rétrécie de certaines choses.
  10. 10
    Entrée, ouverture, orifice plus ou moins rétrécie de certaines choses.
  11. 11
    Entrée, ouverture, orifice plus ou moins rétrécie de certaines choses.
  12. 12
    Pièce mobile de certaines serrures, dont le déplacement sous l’effet d’un cran de la clé libère le déplacement du pêne.
  13. 13
    Étranglement, rétrécissement de certaines choses.
  14. 14
    Étranglement, rétrécissement de certaines choses.
  15. 15
    Étranglement, rétrécissement de certaines choses.
  16. 16
    Étranglement, rétrécissement de certaines choses.
  17. 17
    Étranglement, rétrécissement de certaines choses.
  18. 18
    Étranglement, rétrécissement de certaines choses.
  19. 19
    Étranglement, rétrécissement de certaines choses.
  20. 20
    Passage étroit entre deux montagnes.
  21. 21
    Épaisseur d’un cordon de soudure d’angle, en général notée a.
  22. 22
    Moulure concave, cannelure, creux demi-circulaire.
  23. 23
    Échancrure au bassin à barbe, dans laquelle on met le cou pour se faire faire la barbe.
  24. 24
    Bâton de bois qu’on place au bas d’une carte de géographie, d’une estampe pour la maintenir tendue, et dans laquelle se loge la carte quand elle a été mise en cylindre sur son rouleau.
  25. 25
    Dans les environs de Paris, froment qui reste dans les gerbes après qu’on en a ôté la semence par un léger battage.

Synonyms

bustepoitrinecanyoncañon

This word in other languages

throat(English)garganta(Español)Kehle(Deutsch)garganta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ggorge,gogre,goreg,gorgge,gorrge,groge,ogrge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gorge - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggorge1gogre2goreg2gorgge1gorrge1groge2ogrge2
Edit distance from "gorge"

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 "gorge"?
"gorge" is spelled G-O-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔʁʒ\.
What does "gorge" mean?
As a noun, "gorge" means: Partie antérieure du cou de l’homme ou de l’animal.
What words are commonly confused with "gorge"?
"gorge" is commonly confused with "gré", "grue", "gosse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gorge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gorge" is \ɡɔʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gorge" come from?
"gorge" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “gorge”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-O-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡɔʁʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “gré” - see the side-by-side comparison. gorge vs gré
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list