Goalie

[ˈɡoːli]

/[ˈɡoːli]/ noun

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The verdict

“Goalie” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,702
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, deren Spielposition im Tor ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-goalie · Goalie · German

Goalie · rank #46,702 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,702
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH glitzernden

Nearest frequency peer: glitzernden (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Goalie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Goalie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Goalie vs grazie
50% similar
Goalie vs goal
50% similar
Goalie vs gale
50% similar

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

Key facts for Goalie
PropertyValue
HeadwordGoalie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡoːli]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,702
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Goalie“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Goalieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „glitzernden“ (#46,701), „Goch“ (#46,703), „gleichzeitigem“ (#46,700). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Goalie“ bei #46,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Goalie (IPA [ˈɡoːli]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,702 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, deren Spielposition im Tor ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Goalie, with forms such as "gaolie", "ggoalie", and "goaile". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "grazie", "goal", "gale", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Goalie, spelled G-O-A-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, deren Spielposition im Tor ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Physisch und mental ist der Goalie letztlich auf sich gestellt und muss die Verteidigung organisieren.“
  2. „Florence Schelling, der Goalie der Schweizer Frauen-Hockey-Nati, wird in der kommenden Saison im Tor des Männerteams von Erstligist EHC stehen.“

Synonyms

FliegenfängerGoalmannKeeperTormannTorhüterTorspielerTorsteherTorwächterTorwartFliegenfängerinGoalfrauKeeperinTorfrauTorhüterinTorspielerinTorsteherinTorwächterinTorwartin

Antonyms

Feldspieler

This word in other languages

goalie(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gaolie
  • ggoalie
  • goaile
  • goalei
  • goallie
  • golaie
  • ogalie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Goalie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gaolie2ggoalie1goaile2goalei2goallie1golaie2ogalie2
Edit distance from "Goalie"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Goalie"?
"Goalie" is spelled G-O-A-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡoːli].
What does "Goalie" mean?
As a noun, "Goalie" means: Person, deren Spielposition im Tor ist
What words are commonly confused with "Goalie"?
"Goalie" is commonly confused with "grazie", "goal", "gale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Goalie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Goalie" is [ˈɡoːli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Goalie" come from?
"Goalie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Halver#46,720Hebbel#46,726gefeit#46,672Gebets#46,668

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

graut7 variantsfleht7 variantsfixed7 variantsKasan7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list