guérisse

\ɡe.ʁis\

/\ɡe.ʁis\/ verb

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The verdict

“guérisse” is uncommon French (frequency #65,980 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,980
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de guérir.

Key facts for guérisse
PropertyValue
Headwordguérisse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡe.ʁis\
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,980
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guérisse” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). guérisse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guérisse is uncommon French at frequency #65,980 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡe.ʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

guérisse has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is guérisse, spelled G-U-É-R-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de guérir.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de guérir.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait du subjonctif de guérir.

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 "guérisse"?
"guérisse" is spelled G-U-É-R-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡe.ʁis\.
What does "guérisse" mean?
As a verb, "guérisse" means: Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de guérir.
How do you pronounce "guérisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guérisse" is \ɡe.ʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guérisse" come from?
"guérisse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “guérisse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-U-É-R-I-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡe.ʁis\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list