goldsmith

Name: goldsmith, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“goldsmith” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,098. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,098
frequency rank, English: 2,313
“G” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.

Corpus desk

Index EN-goldsmith · goldsmith · English

goldsmith · rank #22,098 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,098
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 2,313
PHOTO-FINISH geologist

Nearest frequency peer: geologist (-1 rank slots)

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.

gd

77,907
generalizat…

77,906
genitals

77,905
geologist

77,904
goldsmith

77,903
guesses

77,900

What this shows “goldsmith” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for goldsmith
Property	Value
Headword	goldsmith
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#22,098
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “goldsmith”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).goldsmithlands here:

#22,098

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “geologist” (#22,097), “genitals” (#22,096), “generalization” (#22,095). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “goldsmith” is #22,098. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around goldsmith, anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,098 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for goldsmith, with forms such as "ggoldsmith", "glodsmith", and "godlsmith". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English goldsmith, from Old English goldsmiþ (“goldsmith”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþasmiþaz (“goldsmith”), equivalent to gold + smith. Cognate with Scots goldsmyth, gouldsmeth (“goldsmith”), Saterland Frisian Gouldsmid (“goldsmith”), West Frisi… The correct English form is goldsmith, spelled G-O-L-D-S-M-I-T-H.

Definition

1
A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.
2
A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).

Etymology

From Middle English goldsmith, from Old English goldsmiþ (“goldsmith”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþasmiþaz (“goldsmith”), equivalent to gold + smith. Cognate with Scots goldsmyth, gouldsmeth (“goldsmith”), Saterland Frisian Gouldsmid (“goldsmith”), West Frisian goudsmid (“goldsmith”), Dutch goudsmid (“goldsmith”), German Goldschmied (“goldsmith”), Danish guldsmed (“goldsmith”), Swedish guldsmed (“goldsmith”), Icelandic gullsmiður (“goldsmith”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English orbatour, orbatur (“goldsmith”) and orfever, orfevre (“goldsmith”), both borrowed from Old French.

This word in other languages

orífice(Español)orfèvre(Français)Goldschmied(Deutsch)ourives(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ggoldsmith
glodsmith
godlsmith
golddsmith
goldmsith
goldsimth
goldsmiht
goldsmithh
goldsmitth
goldsmmith
goldsmtih
goldssmith
golldsmith
golsdmith
ogldsmith

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of goldsmith - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "goldsmith"

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 "goldsmith"?

"goldsmith" is spelled G-O-L-D-S-M-I-T-H.

What does "goldsmith" mean?

As a noun, "goldsmith" means: A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.

What are common misspellings of "goldsmith"?

Common misspellings include "ggoldsmith", "glodsmith", "godlsmith", "golddsmith", "goldmsith". The correct spelling is "goldsmith".

What is the origin of the word "goldsmith"?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "goldsmith", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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