gol

[ɡɔɫ]

/[ɡɔɫ]/ noun

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The verdict

“gol” is uncommon German (frequency #69,293 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,293
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sport, Fußball: das Tor, das Fußballtor, der Kasten (umgangssprachlich), das Gehäuse (umgangssprachlich)

Corpus desk

Index DE-gol · gol · German

gol · rank #69,293 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,293
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH glattes

Nearest frequency peer: glattes (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gol“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gol“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gol
PropertyValue
Headwordgol
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɔɫ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#69,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gol“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).golfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „glattes“ (#69,291), „Gotland“ (#69,295), „Glasfaserkabel“ (#69,290). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gol“ bei #69,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gol is uncommon German at frequency #69,293 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡɔɫ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gol, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gol, spelled G-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sport, Fußball: das Tor, das Fußballtor, der Kasten (umgangssprachlich), das Gehäuse (umgangssprachlich)
  2. 2
    Sport, Fußball: das (geschossene, geköpfte) Tor, Tor!!!

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tots van cridar: Gol !!! (Sie riefen alle: Tor !!!)

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 "gol"?
"gol" is spelled G-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɔɫ].
What does "gol" mean?
As a noun, "gol" means: Sport, Fußball: das Tor, das Fußballtor, der Kasten (umgangssprachlich), das Gehäuse (umgangssprachlich)
How do you pronounce "gol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gol" is [ɡɔɫ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gol" come from?
"gol" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ext#69,197elk#69,162EAN#69,139mäh#69,522

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list