goey
adjective
goey is spelled G-O-E-Y: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, goey means “Of a horse: inclined to go; restive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in goey?
| Letters | 4: G-O-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 goey?
Goey appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 goey
- more goey comparative
- most goey superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a horse: inclined to go; restive.
It is all very well to keep a stylish steed, but many a horse is "a good 'on to look at" which is not "a good 'un to go," and I for one would rather have a goey one than a showy one.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does goey come from?
From go + -ey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).