gueuse

\ɡøz\

/\ɡøz\/ noun

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The verdict

“gueuse” is uncommon French (frequency #71,563 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,563
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bloc de fer fondu qu’on coule dans le sable au sortir du four.

Key facts for gueuse
PropertyValue
Headwordgueuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡøz\
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,563
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gueuse” 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). gueuse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gueuse is uncommon French at frequency #71,563 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

gueuse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gueuse, spelled G-U-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bloc de fer fondu qu’on coule dans le sable au sortir du four.
  2. 2
    Morceau de fonte de fer destiné à lester un navire.
  3. 3
    Morceau de fonte de fer destiné à lester un navire.
  4. 4
    Moule pour recevoir le bloc en fusion.
  5. 5
    Masse facilitant la descente des apnéistes.

This word in other languages

pig iron(English)

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 "gueuse"?
"gueuse" is spelled G-U-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡøz\.
What does "gueuse" mean?
As a noun, "gueuse" means: Bloc de fer fondu qu’on coule dans le sable au sortir du four.
How do you pronounce "gueuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gueuse" is \ɡøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gueuse" come from?
"gueuse" 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 “gueuse”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-U-E-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡøz\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list