goggles
/ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/noun, verb
goggles is spelled G-O-G-G-L-E-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goggles means “Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in goggles?
| Letters | 7: G-O-G-G-L-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th 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 goggles?
Goggles appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 goggles?
- US /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/
Goggles has 2 syllables (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). Recordings: En-us-goggles.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does goggles mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.
Goggles must be worn in the swimming pool.
- 2
Any safety glasses.
- 3
Blinds for shying horses.
- 4
slangAny glasses (spectacles).
- 5
plural of goggle
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of goggle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Goggles in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense protective eyewear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lunettes de protection |
| German | Schutzbrille |
| Portuguese | óculos de proteção |
| Spanish | anteojos de protección, gafas de protección, anteojos, gafas de aviador, antiparras |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does goggles come from?
Probably from goggle, from the appearance it gives the wearer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).