guimauve

\ɡi.mov\

/\ɡi.mov\/ noun

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The verdict

“guimauve” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,869
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plante de la famille des Malvacées, qui a la tige plus haute et les feuilles plus petites que les mauves ordinaires.

Key facts for guimauve
PropertyValue
Headwordguimauve
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡi.mov\
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,869
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guimauve” 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). guimauve lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around guimauve (IPA \ɡi.mov\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,869 among 194,371 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for guimauve, with forms such as "gguimauve", "giumauve", and "guiamuve". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is guimauve, spelled G-U-I-M-A-U-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante de la famille des Malvacées, qui a la tige plus haute et les feuilles plus petites que les mauves ordinaires.
  2. 2
    Plante de la famille des Malvacées, qui a la tige plus haute et les feuilles plus petites que les mauves ordinaires.
  3. 3
    Confiserie molle à base de sucre, de blanc d’œufs battus, d’extrait de guimauve (de nos jours remplacé par de la gélatine) et de gomme arabique.
  4. 4
    Ce qui est fade, douceâtre, sans expression.
  5. 5
    Chanson sentimentale.

Synonyms

althéealthæaguimauve officinaleguimauve sauvagemauve blanche

This word in other languages

marshmallow(English)malvavisco(Español)Eibisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gguimauve
  • giumauve
  • guiamuve
  • guimauev
  • guimauvve
  • guimavue
  • guimmauve
  • guimuave
  • gumiauve
  • ugimauve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guimauve - 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.

gguimauve1giumauve2guiamuve2guimauev2guimauvve1guimavue2guimmauve1guimuave2
Edit distance from "guimauve"

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 "guimauve"?
"guimauve" is spelled G-U-I-M-A-U-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡi.mov\.
What does "guimauve" mean?
As a noun, "guimauve" means: Plante de la famille des Malvacées, qui a la tige plus haute et les feuilles plus petites que les mauves ordinaires.
What are common misspellings of "guimauve"?
Common misspellings include "gguimauve", "giumauve", "guiamuve", "guimauev", "guimauvve". The correct spelling is "guimauve".
How do you pronounce "guimauve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guimauve" is \ɡi.mov\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guimauve" come from?
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Using “guimauve”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-U-I-M-A-U-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡi.mov\ (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

Same frequency band

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