goat

[ɡəʊt]

/[ɡəʊt]/ noun

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The verdict

“goat” is uncommon German (frequency #70,329 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,329
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ziege

Key facts for goat
PropertyValue
Headwordgoat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəʊt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “goat” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). goat lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

goat is uncommon German at frequency #70,329 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəʊt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

goat has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 German form is goat, spelled G-O-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ziege
  2. 2
    unfreundlicher, alter Mann; besonders jemand, der sexuell sehr aktiv ist

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 "goat"?
"goat" is spelled G-O-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəʊt].
What does "goat" mean?
As a noun, "goat" means: Ziege
How do you pronounce "goat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "goat" is [ɡəʊt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "goat" come from?
"goat" is a German 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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Using “goat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-O-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəʊt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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