Gorean
adjective, noun
Gorean is spelled G-O-R-E-A-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Gorean means “Of or pertaining to the fictional world of Gor (in a series of erotic science fiction novels by John Norman)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Gorean?
| Letters | 6: G-O-R-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Gorean?
Gorean appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 Gorean?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Gorean.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Gorean
- more Gorean comparative
- most Gorean superlative
- Goreans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Gorean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the fictional world of Gor (in a series of erotic science fiction novels by John Norman).
noun
- 1
A member of a BDSM subculture based on the Gorean lifestyle portrayed in the novels.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gorean in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense adjective:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | goréen |
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 Gorean come from?
From Gor + -ean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).