# golem

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡəʊ.ləm/ · frequency rank #37,470

## Definitions
1. A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.
2. A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

## Easily confused with
- **gone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golem-vs-gone)
- **golf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golem-vs-golf)
- **gore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golem-vs-gore)
- **gove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golem-vs-gove)
- **Gower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golem-vs-gower)
- **gooey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golem-vs-gooey)
- **golly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golem-vs-golly)
- **golfer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golem-vs-golfer)
- **Gollum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golem-vs-gollum)
- **gem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gem-vs-golem)
- **GOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gol-vs-golem)
- **goes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goes-vs-golem)
- **gold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gold-vs-golem)
- **glen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glen-vs-golem)
- **gale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gale-vs-golem)
- **glee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glee-vs-golem)
- **glam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glam-vs-golem)
- **goer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goer-vs-golem)
- **Giles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giles-vs-golem)
- **golds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golds-vs-golem)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ggolem`, `gloem`, `goelm`, `golemm`, `gollem`, `golme`, `oglem`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/golem