goiter
/ˈɡɔɪtə/
"goiter" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“goiter” is uncommon English (frequency #88,392 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,392
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of goitre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | goiter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɔɪtə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #88,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “goiter” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
goiter is uncommon English at frequency #88,392 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡɔɪtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of goitre.".
No misspelling variants are generated for goiter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is goiter, spelled G-O-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of goitre.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "goiter"?
What does "goiter" mean?
How do you pronounce "goiter"?
What language does "goiter" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “goiter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-O-I-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡɔɪtə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Other uncommon English words near this rank
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.