# Goethe

> German word · Proper noun · IPA [ˈɡøːtə] · frequency rank #4,436

## Definitions
1. deutscher Familienname

## Easily confused with
- **Götze** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/goethe-vs-gotze)
- **Gotha** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/goethe-vs-gotha)
- **Grete** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/goethe-vs-grete)
- **Goethes** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/goethe-vs-goethes)
- **gehe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gehe-vs-goethe)
- **Getue** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/getue-vs-goethe)

## Common misspellings (8)
`geothe`, `ggoethe`, `goehte`, `goeteh`, `goethhe`, `goetthe`, `gotehe`, `ogethe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/goethe