Golf

[ɡɔlf]

/[ɡɔlf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Golf” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,740
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großer Einschnitt des Meeres ins Festland, Bucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-golf · Golf · German

Golf · rank #3,740 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,740
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gewusst

Nearest frequency peer: gewusst (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Golf“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Golf“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Golf vs Gott
50% similar
Golf vs Graf
50% similar
Golf vs good
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Golf
PropertyValue
HeadwordGolf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɔlf]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,740
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Golf“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Golfliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gewusst“ (#3,739), „Graz“ (#3,741), „gewinne“ (#3,738). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Golf“ bei #3,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Golf (IPA [ɡɔlf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,740 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Golf, with forms such as "ggolf", "glof", and "gofl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Gott", "Graf", "good", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Golf, spelled G-O-L-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    großer Einschnitt des Meeres ins Festland, Bucht
  2. 2
    verschiedene Automodelle der Volkswagen AG

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Golf von Mexiko wird viel gebadet.
  2. „Sehr einladend wirkt der Golf auf keinen.“

Synonyms

MeeresbuchtMeerbusen

This word in other languages

gulf(English)golfo(Español)golfe(Français)golfo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggolf
  • glof
  • gofl
  • golff
  • gollf
  • oglf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Golf - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggolf1glof2gofl2golff1gollf1oglf2
Edit distance from "Golf"

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 "Golf"?
"Golf" is spelled G-O-L-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɔlf].
What does "Golf" mean?
As a noun, "Golf" means: großer Einschnitt des Meeres ins Festland, Bucht
What words are commonly confused with "Golf"?
"Golf" is commonly confused with "Gott", "Graf", "good". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Golf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Golf" is [ɡɔlf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Golf" come from?
"Golf" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Graz#3,741Haft#3,742Heft#3,743home#3,746

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Kurt6 variantsChor6 variantsSalz6 variantssauer6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list