Goths
/ɡɒθs/
"goths" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Goths” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,867. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,867
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of Goth
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Goths |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡɒθs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #38,867 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Goths” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Goths (IPA /ɡɒθs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,867 among 18,276 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of Goth".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Goths, with forms such as "ggoths", "gohts", and "gothhs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GTS", "guts", "GOTO", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Goths, spelled G-O-T-H-S.
Definition
- 1plural of Goth
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggoths
- gohts
- gothhs
- gothss
- gotsh
- gotths
- gtohs
- ogths
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Goths - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Goths”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-O-T-H-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡɒθs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “GTS” - see the side-by-side comparison. Goths vs GTS
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
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.