geat
/ˈɡiːt/obsolete
geat is spelled G-E-A-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, geat means “A member of a North Germanic tribe formerly occupying what is now Götaland in Sweden” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of geat is geats.
How many letters and syllables are in geat?
| Letters | 4: G-E-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is geat?
Geat appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce geat?
- /ˈɡiːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-geat.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Geat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with geat?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as geat.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gate, geta, tega.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of geat
- gate
- git
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does geat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.
noun
- 1
A member of a North Germanic tribe formerly occupying what is now Götaland in Sweden.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Geat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tribe member:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does geat come from?
See gate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).