gogol

[ɡɔɡɔl]

/[ɡɔɡɔl]/ adj

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The verdict

“gogol” is uncommon German (frequency #62,467 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,467
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bescheuert, bekloppt, behämmert, beknackt, gaga, plemplem, meschugge

Key facts for gogol
PropertyValue
Headwordgogol
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡɔɡɔl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gogol” 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). gogol 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

gogol is uncommon German at frequency #62,467 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡɔɡɔl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bescheuert, bekloppt, behämmert, beknackt, gaga, plemplem, meschugge".

No misspelling variants are generated for gogol in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gogol, spelled G-O-G-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    bescheuert, bekloppt, behämmert, beknackt, gaga, plemplem, meschugge

Synonyms

débilestupide

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 "gogol"?
"gogol" is spelled G-O-G-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɔɡɔl].
What does "gogol" mean?
As an adjective, "gogol" means: bescheuert, bekloppt, behämmert, beknackt, gaga, plemplem, meschugge
How do you pronounce "gogol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gogol" is [ɡɔɡɔl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gogol" come from?
"gogol" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “gogol”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-O-G-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡɔɡɔl] (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