goaltender
noun
goaltender is spelled G-O-A-L-T-E-N-D-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goaltender means “a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goaltender is goaltenders.
How many letters and syllables are in goaltender?
| Letters | 10: G-O-A-L-T-E-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is goaltender?
Goaltender appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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).
Forms of goaltender
- goaltenders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goaltender mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does goaltender come from?
From goal + tender.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).