gut

\ɡyt\

/\ɡyt\/ noun

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The verdict

“gut” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #45,089) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#45,089
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rituel chamanique consistant à communiquer avec les esprits.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gut · gut · French

gut · rank #45,089 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,089
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH guetteur

Nearest frequency peer: guetteur (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gut”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gut” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

gut vs GW
0% similar
gut vs gx
33% similar
gut vs guy
67% similar

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

Key facts for gut
PropertyValue
Headwordgut
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡyt\
Letters3
Frequency rank#45,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “gut” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).gutse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « guetteur » (#45,088), « Gédéon » (#45,090), « guard » (#45,087). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for gut is neighbouring look-alikes ("GW", "gx", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \ɡyt\. Frequency #45,089 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Gloss: "Rituel chamanique consistant à communiquer avec les esprits.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gut, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GW", "gx", "guy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 gut, spelled G-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rituel chamanique consistant à communiquer avec les esprits.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les chamanes d’Oksu ont procédé au gut. Les marins se sont fait inviter et ont profité de la soupe et du riz. Au petit matin, lorsque le gut a pris fin, les fantômes des morts attachés à la corde à linge ont sangloté.

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 "gut"?
"gut" is spelled G-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡyt\.
What does "gut" mean?
As a noun, "gut" means: Rituel chamanique consistant à communiquer avec les esprits.
What words are commonly confused with "gut"?
"gut" is commonly confused with "GW", "gx", "guy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gut" is \ɡyt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gut" come from?
"gut" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hut#45,103kar#45,130fen#45,041EDM#45,008

What to do next

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  • "gut" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "GW". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #45,089 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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