guimbarde

\ɡɛ̃.baʁd\

/\ɡɛ̃.baʁd\/ noun

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The verdict

“guimbarde” is uncommon French (frequency #84,859 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,859
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dame de cœur au jeu de la mariée.

Key facts for guimbarde
PropertyValue
Headwordguimbarde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɛ̃.baʁd\
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guimbarde” 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). guimbarde lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

guimbarde is uncommon French at frequency #84,859 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɛ̃.baʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

guimbarde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is guimbarde, spelled G-U-I-M-B-A-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dame de cœur au jeu de la mariée.
  2. 2
    Dame de cœur au jeu de la mariée.
  3. 3
    Sorte de danse.
  4. 4
    Sorte de chariot long et couvert, à quatre roues, qui servait de coche ou de fourgon.
  5. 5
    Sorte de chariot long et couvert, à quatre roues, qui servait de coche ou de fourgon.
  6. 6
    ou Automobile en mauvais état.
  7. 7
    Petit instrument sonore, de fer ou de laiton, composé de deux branches, entre lesquelles une languette vibre lorsqu’on la touche.
  8. 8
    Rabot dont la lame étroite et longue est presque perpendiculaire au plan de l’outil, elle est réglable en profondeur. Cet outil est utilisé pour creuser des moulures étroites.
  9. 9
    Boîte à bac, institution préparant au baccalauréat.

Synonyms

tacottas de ferrailletas de tôleteuf-teufbiamboépinetteharpe à boucherebuteruine-babinestrompetrompette tsigane

This word in other languages

clunker(English)Maultrommel(Deutsch)

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 "guimbarde"?
"guimbarde" is spelled G-U-I-M-B-A-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɛ̃.baʁd\.
What does "guimbarde" mean?
As a noun, "guimbarde" means: Dame de cœur au jeu de la mariée.
How do you pronounce "guimbarde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guimbarde" is \ɡɛ̃.baʁd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guimbarde" come from?
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Using “guimbarde”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-U-I-M-B-A-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡɛ̃.baʁd\ (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