gòi

[ɡɔj]

/[ɡɔj]/ adj

The verdict

“gòi” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hinkend, lahm, lahmend

Corpus desk

Index DE-goi · gòi · German

gòi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 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.

Key facts for gòi
PropertyValue
Headwordgòi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡɔj]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gòi“ im Deutschen

gòisitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gòi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡɔj]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hinkend, lahm, lahmend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gòi, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gòi, spelled G-Ò-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    hinkend, lahm, lahmend

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gòi"?
"gòi" is spelled G-Ò-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɔj].
What does "gòi" mean?
As an adjective, "gòi" means: hinkend, lahm, lahmend
How do you pronounce "gòi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gòi" is [ɡɔj]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gòi" come from?
"gòi" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list