guelte
\ɡɛlt\
The verdict
“guelte” 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 September 3, 2026) - À l'origine prime accordée au vendeur qui réussissait à écouler des marchandises considérées comme démodées, invendables.
Corpus desk
Index FR-guelte · guelte · French
guelte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | guelte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡɛlt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
guelte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɛlt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for guelte 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is guelte, spelled G-U-E-L-T-E.
Definition
- 1À l'origine prime accordée au vendeur qui réussissait à écouler des marchandises considérées comme démodées, invendables.
- 2Pourcentage accordé en plus des appointements aux commis sur le produit de leurs ventes dans les magasins de nouveautés.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how guelte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce dernier, ayant remarqué que les marchandises démodées, les rossignols, s’enlevaient d’autant plus rapidement que la guelte donnée aux commis était plus forte, avait basé sur cette observation un nouveau commerce.
Le représentant en machines à coudre se sauve avec ses outils. Il fait de la guelte jusqu’ici.
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.