Golgotha
[ˈɡɔlɡota]
The verdict
“Golgotha” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Name des Ortes in Jerusalem, wo Jesus von Nazareth gekreuzigt wurde; ältere Schreibweise des Eigennamens Golgota
Corpus desk
Index DE-golgotha · Golgotha · German
Golgotha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Golgotha |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɔlɡota] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Golgotha“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Golgotha is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡɔlɡota]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Name des Ortes in Jerusalem, wo Jesus von Nazareth gekreuzigt wurde; ältere Schreibweise des Eigennamens Golgota".
Zero misspellings are on record for Golgotha in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Golgotha, spelled G-O-L-G-O-T-H-A.
Definition
- 1Name des Ortes in Jerusalem, wo Jesus von Nazareth gekreuzigt wurde; ältere Schreibweise des Eigennamens Golgota
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.