guildive
\ɡil.div\
The verdict
“guildive” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou Eau-de-vie distillée à partir de la bagasse ou de la canne à sucre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-guildive · guildive · French
guildive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guildive |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡil.div\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
guildive is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡil.div\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for guildive in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is guildive, spelled G-U-I-L-D-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1ou Eau-de-vie distillée à partir de la bagasse ou de la canne à sucre.
- 2Distillerie artisanale qui produit notamment de la guildive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how guildive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les partisans de la fabrication des guildives disent que la guildive n’a de faveur que pour le pauvre, qui n’a pas le moyen d’acheter de l’eau-de-vie de vin, car une pinte d'eau-de-vie de guildive se vend 7 à 8 sols à l’Amérique, & celle de vin 15 à 16.
La boisson ordinaire est l’eau ; mais dans les sucreries où ils ont facilité d’avoir de la guildive, souvent ils en dérobent plus qu’il ne leur en faut pour le maintien de leur raison […].
Synonyms
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.