guimauve officinale
\ɡi.mo.v‿ɔ.fi.si.nal\
The verdict
“guimauve officinale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom usuel dAlthaea officinalis, plante de la famille des Malvaceae (Malvacées), à feuilles laineuses, entières ou trilobées avec une bordure dentée, les fleurs sont assez grandes de couleur blanc r...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guimauve officinale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡi.mo.v‿ɔ.fi.si.nal\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “guimauve officinale” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
guimauve officinale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡi.mo.v‿ɔ.fi.si.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom usuel dAlthaea officinalis, plante de la famille des Malvaceae (Malvacées), à feuilles laineuses, entières ou trilobées avec une bordure dentée, les fleurs sont assez grandes de couleur blanc r...".
Zero misspellings are on record for guimauve officinale in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is guimauve officinale, spelled G-U-I-M-A-U-V-E- -O-F-F-I-C-I-N-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Nom usuel dAlthaea officinalis, plante de la famille des Malvaceae (Malvacées), à feuilles laineuses, entières ou trilobées avec une bordure dentée, les fleurs sont assez grandes de couleur blanc rosé, avec les anthères des étamines rougeâtres. Ses racines mucilagineuses servent à la fabrication de la pâte de guimauve.
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- The one correct French spelling is G-U-I-M-A-U-V-E- -O-F-F-I-C-I-N-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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