Golm

Name: Golm, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈɡɔlm]

/[ˈɡɔlm]/ name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Golm” is uncommon German (frequency #90,345 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,345
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nachname, Familienname

Key facts for Golm
Property	Value
Headword	Golm
Language	German
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	[ˈɡɔlm]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#90,345
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Golm” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Golm lands here:

#90,345

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Golm is uncommon German at frequency #90,345 among 54,401 “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

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Nachname, Familienname

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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Using “Golm”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is G-O-L-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈɡɔlm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.