guitoune

\ɡi.tun\

/\ɡi.tun\/ noun

The verdict

“guitoune” 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) - Tente.

Corpus desk

Index FR-guitoune · guitoune · French

guitoune · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for guitoune
PropertyValue
Headwordguitoune
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡi.tun\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « guitoune » en français

guitounereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guitoune is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡi.tun\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for guitoune, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is guitoune, spelled G-U-I-T-O-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tente.
  2. 2
    Abri sommaire, baraque.
  3. 3
    Abri de tranchée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how guitoune appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Crier un ordre empoisonnant qui va réveiller dans les guitounes une indignation tonique, ça vous remet d’équerre, ça vous essore le cerveau !
  2. Il était donc logique qu’en juillet 1958, je termine mon voyage de noce en ce haut lieu (châteaux de la Loire en 2 CV et guitoune de camping) avec pour chauffeur mon tout nouveau beau-frère, car je ne savais pas encore conduire.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guitoune"?
"guitoune" is spelled G-U-I-T-O-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡi.tun\.
What does "guitoune" mean?
As a noun, "guitoune" means: Tente.
How do you pronounce "guitoune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guitoune" is \ɡi.tun\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guitoune" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list