Gote
[ˈɡoːtə]
The verdict
“Gote” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger des germanischen Volks der Goten
Corpus desk
Index DE-gote · Gote · German
Gote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Gote |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡoːtə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gote“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gote is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡoːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger des germanischen Volks der Goten".
Gote has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Gote, spelled G-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger des germanischen Volks der Goten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Theoderich der Große war ein bekannter Gote.
„Der Gote lernte nun lieber die Weltsprache Latein.“
This word in other languages
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.