gourmade
\ɡuʁ.mad\
The verdict
“gourmade” 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 September 3, 2026) - Coup de poing sur la figure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gourmade · gourmade · French
gourmade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | gourmade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡuʁ.mad\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gourmade » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gourmade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡuʁ.mad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Coup de poing sur la figure.".
gourmade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is gourmade, spelled G-O-U-R-M-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Coup de poing sur la figure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gourmade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En vérité, j’avais oublié la gourmade, bien que mon oreille en ait ressenti de la chaleur pendant tout un jour.
En recevant cette espèce de gourmade en paroles, l’étonnement du jeune homme cessa, car il reconnut alors son Mentor femelle dont la tendresse le surprenait toujours, tant il avait l’habitude d’être rudoyé.
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.