gouinerie
\ɡwin.ʁi\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gouinerie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡwin.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gouinerie » en français
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
- 1Saphisme ; lesbianisme.
- 2Jeu homosexuel féminin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gouinerie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je crois que la Mariette donne dans la gouinerie.
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.