Gustave

\ɡys.tav\

/\ɡys.tav\/ name

The verdict

“Gustave” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,882. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,882
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gustave · Gustave · French

Gustave · rank #10,882 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,882
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gravure

Nearest frequency peer: gravure (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Gustave »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Gustave » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gustave vs Gustavo
86% similar
Gustave vs Gustav
86% similar
Gustave vs guitare
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gustave
PropertyValue
HeadwordGustave
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɡys.tav\
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,882
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Gustave »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Gustavese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gravure » (#10,881), « habille » (#10,883), « god » (#10,880). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Gustave » est au #10,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gustave (IPA \ɡys.tav\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,882 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gustave, with forms such as "ggustave", "gsutave", and "gusatve". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Gustavo", "Gustav", "guitare", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Gustave, spelled G-U-S-T-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’oncle Gustave est impayable… je n’oublierai jamais ce qu’il a dit au curé qui me baptisait…
  2. Un boy se faufila à l’intérieur et ressortit en compagnie de Gustave, qui me bigla avec curiosité.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggustave
  • gsutave
  • gusatve
  • gusstave
  • gustaev
  • gustavve
  • gusttave
  • gustvae
  • gutsave
  • ugstave

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gustave - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggustave1gsutave2gusatve2gusstave1gustaev2gustavve1gusttave1gustvae2
Edit distance from "Gustave"

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 "Gustave"?
"Gustave" is spelled G-U-S-T-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡys.tav\.
What does "Gustave" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gustave" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Gustave"?
"Gustave" is commonly confused with "Gustavo", "Gustav", "guitare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gustave"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gustave" is \ɡys.tav\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gustave" come from?
"Gustave" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gustave", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list