guinguette

\ɡɛ̃.ɡɛt\

/\ɡɛ̃.ɡɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“guinguette” is an uncommon French word, ranked #57,303 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#57,303
frequency rank, French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cabaret de faubourg ou de banlieue, où les gens du peuple aimaient à se divertir les jours de fête.

Key facts for guinguette
PropertyValue
Headwordguinguette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɛ̃.ɡɛt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,303
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guinguette” 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). guinguette lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for guinguette is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡɛ̃.ɡɛt\. Corpus data places it at rank #57,303 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

guinguette has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is guinguette, spelled G-U-I-N-G-U-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cabaret de faubourg ou de banlieue, où les gens du peuple aimaient à se divertir les jours de fête.
  2. 2
    (Belgique) Bar temporaire, situé en extérieur, souvent dans un espace vert.

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 "guinguette"?
"guinguette" is spelled G-U-I-N-G-U-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɛ̃.ɡɛt\.
What does "guinguette" mean?
As a noun, "guinguette" means: Cabaret de faubourg ou de banlieue, où les gens du peuple aimaient à se divertir les jours de fête.
How do you pronounce "guinguette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guinguette" is \ɡɛ̃.ɡɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guinguette" come from?
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Using “guinguette”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-U-I-N-G-U-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡɛ̃.ɡɛt\ (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
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