guigui

/ˈɡujɡuj/

//ˈɡujɡuj// noun

The verdict

“guigui” is uncommon French (frequency #88,689 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,689
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Illatif singulier de guigu.

Key facts for guigui
PropertyValue
Headwordguigui
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡujɡuj/
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,689
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guigui” 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). guigui 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

guigui is uncommon French at frequency #88,689 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡujɡuj/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Illatif singulier de guigu.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for guigui, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is guigui, spelled G-U-I-G-U-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Illatif singulier de guigu.

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 "guigui"?
"guigui" is spelled G-U-I-G-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡujɡuj/.
What does "guigui" mean?
As a noun, "guigui" means: Illatif singulier de guigu.
How do you pronounce "guigui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guigui" is /ˈɡujɡuj/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guigui" come from?
"guigui" 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 “guigui”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-U-I-G-U-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɡujɡuj/ (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