# goatee

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡəʊˈtiː/ · frequency rank #42,672

## Definitions
1. A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.

## Etymology
From goat + -ee (diminutive suffix), referring to the tuft of hair on the chin of many domestic goats.

## Easily confused with
- **grate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goatee-vs-grate)
- **gotten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goatee-vs-gotten)
- **Goethe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goatee-vs-goethe)
- **grated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goatee-vs-grated)
- **grates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goatee-vs-grates)
- **goat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goat-vs-goatee)
- **gates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gates-vs-goatee)
- **gated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gated-vs-goatee)
- **goalie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goalie-vs-goatee)

## Common misspellings (7)
`gaotee`, `ggoatee`, `goaete`, `goate`, `goattee`, `gotaee`, `ogatee`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/goatee