goff
noun
goff is spelled G-O-F-F: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goff means “Synonym of bump (“sudden movement of underground strata”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goff is goffs.
How many letters and syllables are in goff?
| Letters | 4: G-O-F-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is goff?
Goff appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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).
How do you pronounce goff?
Goff has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with goff
Also written: golf.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of goff
- goffs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of bump (“sudden movement of underground strata”).
- 2
ScotlandobsoleteObsolete form of golf (“ball game”).
- 3
obsoleteA fool; a clown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does goff come from?
Compare French goffe (“ill-made, awkward”), Italian goffo, Spanish gofo, German dialect Goff (“a blockhead”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).