goyavier
\ɡwa.ja.vje\
The verdict
“goyavier” 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) - Arbre originaire des régions tropicales pouvant atteindre 8 mètres de haut exploité pour ses fruits, les goyaves. Son nom scientifique est Psidium guajava de la famille des Myrtacées.
Corpus desk
Index FR-goyavier · goyavier · French
goyavier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | goyavier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡwa.ja.vje\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
goyavier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡwa.ja.vje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for goyavier, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 goyavier, spelled G-O-Y-A-V-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Arbre originaire des régions tropicales pouvant atteindre 8 mètres de haut exploité pour ses fruits, les goyaves. Son nom scientifique est Psidium guajava de la famille des Myrtacées.
- 2Fruit du goyavier de Chine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how goyavier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous nous élevons rapidement et ne tardons pas à quitter la zone des cultures tropicales et subtropicales des terres basses. […] ; aux dattiers, aux dragonniers, aux manguiers, aux anoniers, aux avocatiers, aux goyaviers succèdent les arbres fruitiers des régions méditerranéennes, puis de l'Europe centrale. Nous montons toujours.
Ce sont des arbres fruitiers (manguiers paysagers, goyaviers, cocotiers) et des arbres d’ornement.
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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.