ghoul
[ɡuːl]
The verdict
“ghoul” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geist, der Gräber aufbricht und sich von den Körpern der Toten ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-ghoul · ghoul · German
ghoul · 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 | ghoul |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡuːl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ghoul“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ghoul is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡuːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ghoul, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ghoul, spelled G-H-O-U-L.
Definition
- 1Geist, der Gräber aufbricht und sich von den Körpern der Toten ernährt
- 2Person, die ein unnatürlich hohes Interesse an Tod, Unglücken und anderen schrecklichen Dingen zeigt
- 3eine Person, die Gräber ausraubt; Grabräuber, Leichenfledderer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ghoul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A ghoul is a spirit that robs graves and feeds on the corpses in them.
These ghouls who come and stare at road accidents.
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.