Golm

[ˈɡɔlm]

/[ˈɡɔlm]/ name

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The verdict

“Golm” is uncommon German (frequency #90,345 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,345
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-golm · Golm · German

Golm · rank #90,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,345
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glückwünschen

Nearest frequency peer: Glückwünschen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Golm“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Golm
PropertyValue
HeadwordGolm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡɔlm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#90,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Golm“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Glückwünschen“ (#90,344), „gotischer“ (#90,346), „glücklichere“ (#90,343). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Golm“ bei #90,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Golm is uncommon German at frequency #90,345 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡɔlm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nachname, Familienname".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Golm in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Golm, spelled G-O-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Golm ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Golm wollte uns kein Interview geben.

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 "Golm"?
"Golm" is spelled G-O-L-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔlm].
What does "Golm" mean?
As a proper noun, "Golm" means: Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Golm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Golm" is [ˈɡɔlm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Golm" come from?
"Golm" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gila#90,333hick#90,423Fife#90,247Jett#90,485

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list