goalkeeper
/ˈɡɔːl.kiːpɚ/
"goalkeeper" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“goalkeeper” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,753 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,753
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | goalkeeper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɔːl.kiːpɚ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #9,753 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “goalkeeper” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for goalkeeper is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡɔːl.kiːpɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,753 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for goalkeeper, with forms such as "gaolkeeper", "ggoalkeeper", and "goakleeper". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From goal + keeper. The correct English form is goalkeeper, spelled G-O-A-L-K-E-E-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
Etymology
From goal + keeper.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gaolkeeper,ggoalkeeper,goakleeper,goalekeper,goalkeeepr,goalkeeperr,goalkeepper,goalkeepre,goalkepeer,goalkeper,goalkkeeper,goallkeeper,golakeeper,ogalkeeper
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of goalkeeper - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “goalkeeper”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-O-A-L-K-E-E-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡɔːl.kiːpɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.