Gurke
\ˈɡʊʁkə\
The verdict
“Gurke” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Concombre, cornichon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gurke · Gurke · French
Gurke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gurke |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡʊʁkə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Gurke » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Gurke is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡʊʁkə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Concombre, cornichon.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gurke, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Gurke, spelled G-U-R-K-E.
Definition
- 1Concombre, cornichon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gurke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir brauchen Gurken für dieses Gericht.
Synonyms
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.