gosier

\ɡo.zje\

/\ɡo.zje\/ noun

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The verdict

“gosier” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,865
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La partie intérieure de la gorge qui fait communiquer le pharynx avec l’œsophage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gosier · gosier · French

gosier · rank #36,865 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,865
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glock

Nearest frequency peer: Glock (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « gosier »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « gosier » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gosier vs gosse
67% similar
gosier vs gosses
67% similar
gosier vs gospel
67% similar

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

Key facts for gosier
PropertyValue
Headwordgosier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡo.zje\
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,865
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gosier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.gosierse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Glock » (#36,864), « Goths » (#36,866), « glaçon » (#36,863). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gosier » est au #36,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gosier (IPA \ɡo.zje\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,865 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gosier, with forms such as "ggosier", "goiser", and "goseir". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "gosse", "gosses", "gospel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gosier, spelled G-O-S-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    La partie intérieure de la gorge qui fait communiquer le pharynx avec l’œsophage.
  2. 2
    Canal qui fait communiquer le pharynx avec le larynx.
  3. 3
    Larynx.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’essayais, en contractant le gosier, d’absorber le moins possible d’eau et de résister à l’asphyxie en retenant le plus longtemps que je pouvais l’air dans mes poumons. Mais je ne pus tenir plus de quelques instants.
  2. Allez, faites concurrence à mes futailles, rougissez-vous le gosier !

Synonyms

gorgotongargamellegargotièregargatière

This word in other languages

throat(English)gaznate(Español)garganta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggosier
  • goiser
  • goseir
  • gosierr
  • gosire
  • gossier
  • gsoier
  • ogsier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gosier - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggosier1goiser2goseir2gosierr1gosire2gossier1gsoier2ogsier2
Edit distance from "gosier"

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 "gosier"?
"gosier" is spelled G-O-S-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡo.zje\.
What does "gosier" mean?
As a noun, "gosier" means: La partie intérieure de la gorge qui fait communiquer le pharynx avec l’œsophage.
What words are commonly confused with "gosier"?
"gosier" is commonly confused with "gosse", "gosses", "gospel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gosier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gosier" is \ɡo.zje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gosier" come from?
"gosier" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

glaçon#36,863Giulia#36,862genius#36,861hadith#36,873

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Glock8 variantsGoths8 variantsgypse8 variantsHentai8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list