goety
/ˈɡoʊɪti/
"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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | goety |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡoʊɪti/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “goety” in English
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
- 1witchcraft, demonic magic, necromancy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how goety appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.