guignols

\ɡi.ɲɔl\

/\ɡi.ɲɔl\/ noun

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The verdict

“guignols” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,288. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,288
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de guignol.

Corpus desk

Index FR-guignols · guignols · French

guignols · rank #22,288 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,288
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grossi

Nearest frequency peer: grossi (-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 « guignols »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « guignols » 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).

guignols vs guignol
88% similar

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

Key facts for guignols
PropertyValue
Headwordguignols
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡi.ɲɔl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,288
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « guignols »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).guignolsse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « grossi » (#22,287), « heat » (#22,290), « gouvernent » (#22,285). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « guignols » est au #22,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around guignols (IPA \ɡi.ɲɔl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,288 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de guignol.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for guignols, with forms such as "gguignols", "giugnols", and "guginols". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "guignol", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is guignols, spelled G-U-I-G-N-O-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de guignol.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Depuis le Mondial 2010 et la pantalonnade des guignols habillés en bleu, il avait décidé de ne plus jamais regarder un match à la télé.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguignols
  • giugnols
  • guginols
  • guiggnols
  • guignlos
  • guignnols
  • guignolls
  • guignolss
  • guignosl
  • guigonls
  • guingols
  • ugignols

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guignols - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gguignols1giugnols2guginols2guiggnols1guignlos2guignnols1guignolls1guignolss1
Edit distance from "guignols"

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 "guignols"?
"guignols" is spelled G-U-I-G-N-O-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡi.ɲɔl\.
What does "guignols" mean?
As a noun, "guignols" means: Pluriel de guignol.
What words are commonly confused with "guignols"?
"guignols" is commonly confused with "guignol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guignols"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guignols" is \ɡi.ɲɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guignols" come from?
"guignols" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

fougères12 variantsfaisceaux12 variantsentraver12 variantsdésirait12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list