Gueugnon

\ɡø.ɲɔ̃\

/\ɡø.ɲɔ̃\/ name

The verdict

“Gueugnon” is uncommon French (frequency #83,004 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,004
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de Saône-et-Loire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gueugnon · Gueugnon · French

Gueugnon · rank #83,004 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,004
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 194,371
  • PHOTO-FINISH gugusse

Nearest frequency peer: gugusse (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Gueugnon”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Gueugnon” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Gueugnon
PropertyValue
HeadwordGueugnon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɡø.ɲɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gueugnon” 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). Gueugnon 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

Gueugnon is uncommon French at frequency #83,004 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɡø.ɲɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gueugnon, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Gueugnon, spelled G-U-E-U-G-N-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de Saône-et-Loire.
  2. 2
    Canton français, situé dans le département de Saône-et-Loire.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gueugnon"?
"Gueugnon" is spelled G-U-E-U-G-N-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡø.ɲɔ̃\.
What does "Gueugnon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gueugnon" means: Commune française, située dans le département de Saône-et-Loire.
How do you pronounce "Gueugnon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gueugnon" is \ɡø.ɲɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gueugnon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency 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