Gothamite
/ˈɡɒθəmaɪt/
"gothamite" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Gothamite” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An inhabitant of New York City.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gothamite · Gothamite · English
Gothamite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gothamite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɒθəmaɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Gothamite” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Gothamite is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡɒθəmaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Gothamite has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Gotham + -ite. The correct English form is Gothamite, spelled G-O-T-H-A-M-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1An inhabitant of New York City.
- 2A Gothamist.
- 3An inhabitant of the fictional Gotham City, the home of the superhero Batman.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gothamite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Gothamites made some semblance of defense, but their women having been all won over into the interest of the enemy, they were shortly reduced to make most abject submission; […]
Twenty-two percent of Gothamites surveyed by the conservative-leaning think tank’s pollsters named the city’s economy as their biggest worry, closely followed by 21 percent who said they were worried most about public safety.
Etymology
From Gotham + -ite.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.