German goiter
"german-goiter" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“German goiter” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A protruding stomach, especially one supposed to be indicative of excessive consumption of beer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-german-goiter · German goiter · English
German goiter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | German goiter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “German goiter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
German goiter is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A protruding stomach, especially one supposed to be indicative of excessive consumption of beer.".
Zero misspellings are on record for German goiter in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From German + goiter, from the stereotype that Germans drink a lot of beer, and from the similarity of a protruding stomach to a protruding goiter. The correct English form is German goiter, spelled G-E-R-M-A-N- -G-O-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A protruding stomach, especially one supposed to be indicative of excessive consumption of beer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how German goiter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Brothers Gribble, Berger, Wolf, Shadwill and the writer are still nursing their “beer muscles.” I mean German goitres.
Any man who likes playing Santa Claus is in much better shape come Christmas if he has a German goiter.
Etymology
From German + goiter, from the stereotype that Germans drink a lot of beer, and from the similarity of a protruding stomach to a protruding goiter.
Synonyms
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.