goety

/ˈɡoʊɪti/

//ˈɡoʊɪti// noun

"goety" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“goety” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - witchcraft, demonic magic, necromancy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-goety · goety · English

goety · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for goety
PropertyValue
Headwordgoety
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡoʊɪti/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “goety” in English

goetyfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

goety is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡoʊɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "witchcraft, demonic magic, necromancy.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for goety, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin goetia, from Ancient Greek γοητεία (goēteía, “witchcraft”), from γόης (góēs, “sorceror”). The correct English form is goety, spelled G-O-E-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    witchcraft, demonic magic, necromancy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how goety appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The confused and high-piled litter of manuscripts, volumes, notebooks on his writing-table had seemingly lain untouched by anything but his own hand; and his bookshelves, with their bizarre and terrifical array of authorities on diabolism, necromancy, goety, on all the ridiculed or outlawed sciences, were undisturbed and intact.

Etymology

From Latin goetia, from Ancient Greek γοητεία (goēteía, “witchcraft”), from γόης (góēs, “sorceror”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "goety"?
"goety" is spelled G-O-E-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡoʊɪti/.
What does "goety" mean?
As a noun, "goety" means: witchcraft, demonic magic, necromancy.
How do you pronounce "goety"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "goety" is /ˈɡoʊɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "goety"?
From Latin goetia, from Ancient Greek γοητεία (goēteía, “witchcraft”), from γόης (góēs, “sorceror”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list