Goofy

[ˈɡuːfi]

/[ˈɡuːfi]/ name

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The verdict

“Goofy” is uncommon German (frequency #66,277 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,277
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Standposition auf dem Snowboard bei der der rechte Fuß in Fahrtrichtung vorne steht

Corpus desk

Index DE-goofy · Goofy · German

Goofy · rank #66,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,277
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goldrausch

Nearest frequency peer: Goldrausch (-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 „Goofy“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Goofy
PropertyValue
HeadwordGoofy
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡuːfi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,277
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Goofy“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Goldrausch“ (#66,276), „Gottesstaat“ (#66,278), „Graphiken“ (#66,279). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Goofy“ bei #66,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Goofy is uncommon German at frequency #66,277 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡuːfi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Goofy in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Goofy, spelled G-O-O-F-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Standposition auf dem Snowboard bei der der rechte Fuß in Fahrtrichtung vorne steht
  2. 2
    Figur aus der Disney-Comicwelt um Entenhausen: anthropomorpher Hund, Freund von Micky Maus und von schlichtem Gemüt

This word in other languages

Goofy(English)Dingo(Français)Pateta(Português)

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 "Goofy"?
"Goofy" is spelled G-O-O-F-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡuːfi].
What does "Goofy" mean?
As a proper noun, "Goofy" means: Standposition auf dem Snowboard bei der der rechte Fuß in Fahrtrichtung vorne steht
How do you pronounce "Goofy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Goofy" is [ˈɡuːfi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Goofy" come from?
"Goofy" 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 "Goofy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hefen#66,302homes#66,329flows#66,216Häute#66,339

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list