Gobelin
noun
Gobelin is spelled G-O-B-E-L-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Gobelin means “A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Gobelin is Gobelins.
How many letters and syllables are in Gobelin?
| Letters | 7: G-O-B-E-L-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 Gobelin?
Gobelin appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 Gobelin
- Gobelins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Gobelin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gobelin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Gobelin come from?
Named after a Parisian manufacturing company founded by Jean Gobelin, whose French name derives from German Kobold (“evil gnome”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).