gratuiciel

\ɡʁa.tɥi.sjɛl\

/\ɡʁa.tɥi.sjɛl\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Logiciel propriétaire distribué gratuitement.

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Index FR-gratuiciel · gratuiciel · French

gratuiciel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for gratuiciel
PropertyValue
Headwordgratuiciel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁa.tɥi.sjɛl\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gratuiciel » en français

gratuicielreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

gratuiciel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁa.tɥi.sjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Logiciel propriétaire distribué gratuitement.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gratuiciel in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gratuiciel, spelled G-R-A-T-U-I-C-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Logiciel propriétaire distribué gratuitement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gratuiciel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bien que distribués gratuitement, les gratuiciels sont principalement des logiciels propriétaires qui utilisent des licences de distribution restrictives. Certains logiciels restreignent même votre capacité à les redistribuer.
  2. Sorenson Spark est utilisable sur toutes sortes de plates-formes, en particulier les appareils mobiles. Il est utilisé par beaucoup de logiciels d'encodage – en particulier des gratuiciels.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "gratuiciel"?
"gratuiciel" is spelled G-R-A-T-U-I-C-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁa.tɥi.sjɛl\.
What does "gratuiciel" mean?
As a noun, "gratuiciel" means: Logiciel propriétaire distribué gratuitement.
How do you pronounce "gratuiciel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gratuiciel" is \ɡʁa.tɥi.sjɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gratuiciel" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list