pointe de Gaza
\pwɛ̃t də ɡa.za\
The verdict
“pointe de Gaza” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Autre nom de la bande de Gaza, en particulier quand elle était rattachée à l’Égypte (1948-1957).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pointe de Gaza |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃t də ɡa.za\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pointe de Gaza” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pointe de Gaza is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \pwɛ̃t də ɡa.za\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autre nom de la bande de Gaza, en particulier quand elle était rattachée à l’Égypte (1948-1957).".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pointe de Gaza, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented 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 pointe de Gaza, spelled P-O-I-N-T-E- -D-E- -G-A-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Autre nom de la bande de Gaza, en particulier quand elle était rattachée à l’Égypte (1948-1957).
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.
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Using “pointe de Gaza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-N-T-E- -D-E- -G-A-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pwɛ̃t də ɡa.za\ (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.