gouinage
\ɡwi.naʒ\
The verdict
“gouinage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de se gouiner. Relation sexuelle entre deux lesbiennes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gouinage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡwi.naʒ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gouinage” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gouinage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡwi.naʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de se gouiner. Relation sexuelle entre deux lesbiennes.".
gouinage has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is gouinage, spelled G-O-U-I-N-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de se gouiner. Relation sexuelle entre deux lesbiennes.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gouinage”
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- The one correct French spelling is G-O-U-I-N-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡwi.naʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.