goundi

noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rongeur herbivore du genre Ctenodactylus, famille des Ctenodactylidae, vivant dans les déserts rocheux dans le Nord de l’Afrique.

Key facts for goundi
PropertyValue
Headwordgoundi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “goundi” sits in French frequency

goundi falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

goundi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rongeur herbivore du genre Ctenodactylus, famille des Ctenodactylidae, vivant dans les déserts rocheux dans le Nord de l’Afrique.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for goundi, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is goundi, spelled G-O-U-N-D-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rongeur herbivore du genre Ctenodactylus, famille des Ctenodactylidae, vivant dans les déserts rocheux dans le Nord de l’Afrique.

Synonyms

goundi commungondi

This word in other languages

gundi(English)

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 "goundi"?
"goundi" is spelled G-O-U-N-D-I.
What does "goundi" mean?
As a noun, "goundi" means: Rongeur herbivore du genre Ctenodactylus, famille des Ctenodactylidae, vivant dans les déserts rocheux dans le Nord de l’Afrique.
What language does "goundi" come from?
"goundi" 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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Using “goundi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-O-U-N-D-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list