gourdes

\ɡuʁd\

/\ɡuʁd\/ noun

The verdict

“gourdes” is uncommon French (frequency #53,382 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,382
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-gourdes · gourdes · French

gourdes · rank #53,382 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,382
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gravissime

Nearest frequency peer: gravissime (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « gourdes »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « gourdes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gourdes
PropertyValue
Headwordgourdes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡuʁd\
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gourdes » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).gourdestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « gravissime » (#53,383), « gnomes » (#53,380), « grind » (#53,384). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gourdes » est au #53,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gourdes is uncommon French at frequency #53,382 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡuʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de gourde.".

No misspelling variants are generated for gourdes in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is gourdes, spelled G-O-U-R-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de gourde.

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 "gourdes"?
"gourdes" is spelled G-O-U-R-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡuʁd\.
What does "gourdes" mean?
As a noun, "gourdes" means: Pluriel de gourde.
How do you pronounce "gourdes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gourdes" is \ɡuʁd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gourdes" come from?
"gourdes" 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 "gourdes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list