gosse

\ɡɔs\

/\ɡɔs\/ noun

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The verdict

“gosse” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,492. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,492
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfant, garçon ou fille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gosse · gosse · French

gosse · rank #4,492 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,492
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH girl

Nearest frequency peer: girl (-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 « gosse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « gosse » 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).

gosse vs guise
60% similar
gosse vs grise
60% similar
gosse vs goûte
60% similar

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

Key facts for gosse
PropertyValue
Headwordgosse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔs\
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,492
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gosse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).gossese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « girl » (#4,491), « graphique » (#4,493), « genres » (#4,490). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gosse » est au #4,492. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around gosse (IPA \ɡɔs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,492 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Enfant, garçon ou fille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for gosse, with forms such as "ggosse", "gose", and "goses". 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, "guise", "grise", "goûte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gosse, spelled G-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfant, garçon ou fille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bientôt, en effet, les six gosses arrivés devant les roseaux de la rive et écarquillant les yeux, ne virent que l’eau ensoleillée, mais point de rainettes.
  2. Le gosse séché et réconforté remonta sur le pont avec une superbe casquette de yachtman juchée sur le capuchon de son anorak.

Synonyms

chiardenfantgalopingaminjocrissemiochemômemorveuxmoujinguemoutardpetit

This word in other languages

kid(English)Bube(Deutsch)criança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggosse
  • gose
  • goses
  • gsose
  • ogsse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggosse1gose1goses2gsose2ogsse2
Edit distance from "gosse"

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 "gosse"?
"gosse" is spelled G-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔs\.
What does "gosse" mean?
As a noun, "gosse" means: Enfant, garçon ou fille.
What words are commonly confused with "gosse"?
"gosse" is commonly confused with "guise", "grise", "goûte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gosse" is \ɡɔs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gosse" come from?
"gosse" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

césar#4,480crier#4,478marne#4,506noble#4,513

Similar misspelling depth

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

girl5 variantspomme5 variantsrage5 variantsBaby5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list