gueuler

\ɡø.le\

/\ɡø.le\/ verb

The verdict

“gueuler” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,897
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crier ou hurler pour faire des reproches, donner des ordres ou exprimer sa douleur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gueuler · gueuler · French

gueuler · rank #16,897 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,897
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grenouilles

Nearest frequency peer: grenouilles (-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 « gueuler »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « gueuler » 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).

gueuler vs gueules
86% similar
gueuler vs geler
71% similar
gueuler vs gueule
86% similar

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

Key facts for gueuler
PropertyValue
Headwordgueuler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡø.le\
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,897
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gueuler »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.gueulerse 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 « grenouilles » (#16,896), « généraliser » (#16,898), « graal » (#16,895). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gueuler » est au #16,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gueuler (IPA \ɡø.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,897 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Crier ou hurler pour faire des reproches, donner des ordres ou exprimer sa douleur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gueuler, with forms such as "geuuler", "ggueuler", and "gueluer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "gueules", "geler", "gueule", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is gueuler, spelled G-U-E-U-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crier ou hurler pour faire des reproches, donner des ordres ou exprimer sa douleur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Vous me le paierez ! Mais cela ne prenait plus, et tous étaient persuadés qu’il ne gueulait ainsi que pour effrayer les gens.
  2. J'ai commencé à gueuler et mon père il a dit « eh, siouplait … ». Le type il l'a bien regardé et il a dit « qu'est-ce que tu veux toi! ».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • geuuler
  • ggueuler
  • gueluer
  • gueuelr
  • gueulerr
  • gueuller
  • gueulre
  • guueler
  • ugeuler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gueuler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

geuuler2ggueuler1gueluer2gueuelr2gueulerr1gueuller1gueulre2guueler2
Edit distance from "gueuler"

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 "gueuler"?
"gueuler" is spelled G-U-E-U-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡø.le\.
What does "gueuler" mean?
As a verb, "gueuler" means: Crier ou hurler pour faire des reproches, donner des ordres ou exprimer sa douleur.
What words are commonly confused with "gueuler"?
"gueuler" is commonly confused with "gueules", "geler", "gueule". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gueuler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gueuler" is \ɡø.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gueuler" come from?
"gueuler" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list