Gosselin

\ɡɔs.lɛ̃\

/\ɡɔs.lɛ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Gosselin” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,369
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gosselin · Gosselin · French

Gosselin · rank #29,369 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,369
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH garants

Nearest frequency peer: garants (-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 « Gosselin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Gosselin » 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
Key facts for Gosselin
PropertyValue
HeadwordGosselin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɡɔs.lɛ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,369
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Gosselin »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « garants » (#29,368), « gouter » (#29,370), « gamelle » (#29,367). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Gosselin » est au #29,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gosselin (IPA \ɡɔs.lɛ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,369 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gosselin, with forms such as "ggosselin", "goselin", and "goseslin". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Gosselin, spelled G-O-S-S-E-L-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. « Ce n’est pas normal et ce n’est surtout pas acceptable, a écrit l’attachée de presse, Élisabeth Gosselin. Les Québécois ont le droit d’être servis et informés en français. Il s’agit d’un droit fondamental. »
  2. En s'inspirant du kirigami, les professeurs David Mélançon et Frédérick Gosselin du département de génie mécanique de Polytechnique Montréal ont développé un parachute qui interagit efficacement avec l'air pendant une chute libre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggosselin
  • goselin
  • goseslin
  • gosseiln
  • gosselinn
  • gossellin
  • gosselni
  • gosslein
  • gsoselin
  • ogsselin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gosselin - 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.

ggosselin1goselin1goseslin2gosseiln2gosselinn1gossellin1gosselni2gosslein2
Edit distance from "Gosselin"

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 "Gosselin"?
"Gosselin" is spelled G-O-S-S-E-L-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔs.lɛ̃\.
What does "Gosselin" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gosselin" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Gosselin"?
Common misspellings include "ggosselin", "goselin", "goseslin", "gosseiln", "gosselinn". The correct spelling is "Gosselin".
How do you pronounce "Gosselin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gosselin" is \ɡɔs.lɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gosselin" come from?
"Gosselin" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

griffith#29,371félicien#29,366grosseur#29,372franchie#29,362

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fusible10 variantsfiniras10 variantshôtesses10 variantsEpstein10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list