guérite

\ɡe.ʁit\

/\ɡe.ʁit\/ noun

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The verdict

“guérite” is an uncommon French word, ranked #75,743 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#75,743
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit abri pour les militaires, policiers en faction.

Key facts for guérite
PropertyValue
Headwordguérite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡe.ʁit\
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,743
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guérite” 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). guérite lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for guérite is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡe.ʁit\. Corpus data places it at rank #75,743 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for guérite, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is guérite, spelled G-U-É-R-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit abri pour les militaires, policiers en faction.
  2. 2
    Cabane de chantier.
  3. 3
    Corbeille servant d’abri aux petits animaux de compagnie.
  4. 4
    Échauguette, généralement placée à l'angle d'un bastion, permettant à un seul soldat de surveiller les alentours.

This word in other languages

sentry-box(English)garita(Español)Wachposten(Deutsch)

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 "guérite"?
"guérite" is spelled G-U-É-R-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡe.ʁit\.
What does "guérite" mean?
As a noun, "guérite" means: Petit abri pour les militaires, policiers en faction.
How do you pronounce "guérite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guérite" is \ɡe.ʁit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guérite" come from?
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Using “guérite”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-U-É-R-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡe.ʁit\ (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list