guêpe

\ɡɛp\

/\ɡɛp\/ noun

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The verdict

“guêpe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,795
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insecte de l’ordre des hyménoptères (sous-classe des ptérygotes, groupe des néoptères).

Corpus desk

Index FR-guepe · guêpe · French

guêpe · rank #29,795 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,795
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guillermo

Nearest frequency peer: Guillermo (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « guêpe »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « guêpe » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

guêpe vs guet
40% similar
guêpe vs guide
60% similar
guêpe vs guère
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for guêpe
PropertyValue
Headwordguêpe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɛp\
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,795
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « guêpe »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).guêpese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Guillermo » (#29,794), « générant » (#29,796), « Greenwich » (#29,793). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « guêpe » est au #29,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around guêpe (IPA \ɡɛp\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,795 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for guêpe, with forms such as "gguêpe", "guepe", and "gupêe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "guet", "guide", "guère", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is guêpe, spelled G-U-Ê-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insecte de l’ordre des hyménoptères (sous-classe des ptérygotes, groupe des néoptères).
  2. 2
    Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Plusieurs espèces de guêpes vivent en société comme les abeilles.
  2. Il a été piqué par une guêpe.

This word in other languages

wasp(English)avispa(Español)Wespe(Deutsch)vespa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguêpe
  • guepe
  • gupêe
  • guêep
  • guêppe
  • gêupe
  • ugêpe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guêpe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gguêpe1guepe1gupêe2guêep2guêppe1gêupe2ugêpe2
Edit distance from "guêpe"

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 "guêpe"?
"guêpe" is spelled G-U-Ê-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɛp\.
What does "guêpe" mean?
As a noun, "guêpe" means: Insecte de l’ordre des hyménoptères (sous-classe des ptérygotes, groupe des néoptères).
What words are commonly confused with "guêpe"?
"guêpe" is commonly confused with "guet", "guide", "guère". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guêpe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guêpe" is \ɡɛp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guêpe" come from?
"guêpe" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "guêpe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heinz#29,801Eliot#29,756lagon#29,840maure#29,856

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Farrell7 variantsinitie7 variantsdiffus7 variantsnocif7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list