gelt
/ɡɛlt/noun, verb
gelt is spelled G-E-L-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gelt means “A lunatic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gelt is gelts.
How many letters and syllables are in gelt?
| Letters | 4: G-E-L-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 gelt?
Gelt appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 gelt?
- UK /ɡɛlt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gelt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gelt?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gelt from its last stressed vowel (/ɛlt/, British pronunciation):
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 gelt
- gelts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gelt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareA lunatic.
- 2
A gelding.
- 3
Money.
It amounts to not above 12000 Fr. Rhenish, yearly, in bare gelt.
- 4
Tribute; tax.
- 5
Money, especially that given as a gift on Hanukkah or used in games of dreidel.
- 6
Chocolate candy in the shape of coins, usually wrapped in metallic foil, usually eaten on Hanukkah and often used for games of dreidel.
- 7
obsoleteGilding; gilt.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of geld
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gelt come from?
Borrowed from Irish geilt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).