goel
noun
goel is spelled G-O-E-L: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goel means “A person who, as the nearest relative of another, has certain obligations toward them, such as having to free them from slavery, to repurchase their…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goel is goels or goelim.
How many letters and syllables are in goel?
| Letters | 4: G-O-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is goel?
Goel appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th 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).
What rhymes with goel?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as goel.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lego, ogle, loge.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of goel
- goeler comparative
- goelest superlative
- goels plural
- goelim plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who, as the nearest relative of another, has certain obligations toward them, such as having to free them from slavery, to repurchase their property if sold through poverty, and to avenge their murder.
adjective
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does goel come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew גוֹאֵל (goél, “he redeems”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).