gouinerie

\ɡwin.ʁi\

/\ɡwin.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

“gouinerie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saphisme ; lesbianisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gouinerie · gouinerie · French

gouinerie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for gouinerie
PropertyValue
Headwordgouinerie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡwin.ʁi\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gouinerie » en français

gouineriereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gouinerie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡwin.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for gouinerie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is gouinerie, spelled G-O-U-I-N-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Saphisme ; lesbianisme.
  2. 2
    Jeu homosexuel féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je crois que la Mariette donne dans la gouinerie.
  2. Comment comprendrait-elle que, pour des mercenaires du Corps expéditionnaire […] , il n'y a pas vraiment de honte dans la pédérastie ou la gouinerie ?

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gouinerie"?
"gouinerie" is spelled G-O-U-I-N-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡwin.ʁi\.
What does "gouinerie" mean?
As a noun, "gouinerie" means: Saphisme ; lesbianisme.
How do you pronounce "gouinerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gouinerie" is \ɡwin.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gouinerie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list