gueule noire
\ɡœl nwaʁ\
The verdict
“gueule noire” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne travaillant dans les mines de charbon.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gueule noire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡœl nwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gueule noire” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for gueule noire is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡœl nwaʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for gueule noire in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gueule noire, spelled G-U-E-U-L-E- -N-O-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Personne travaillant dans les mines de charbon.
- 2Myrtille commune, Vaccinium myrtillus.
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.
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Using “gueule noire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-U-E-U-L-E- -N-O-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡœl nwaʁ\ (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.