Gotland

/ˈɡɒt.lənd/

//ˈɡɒt.lənd// name

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"gotland" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Gotland” is uncommon English (frequency #77,721 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,721
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The largest island of Sweden, situated in the Baltic Sea.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gotland · Gotland · English

Gotland · rank #77,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,721
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goryeo

Nearest frequency peer: Goryeo (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Gotland”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Gotland” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gotland
PropertyValue
HeadwordGotland
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈɡɒt.lənd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,721
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Gotland” in English

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).Gotlandfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Goryeo” (#77,720), “Gottschalk” (#77,722), “gorged” (#77,719). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Gotland” is #77,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gotland is uncommon English at frequency #77,721 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɡɒt.lənd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gotland, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Swedish Gotland. The correct English form is Gotland, spelled G-O-T-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    The largest island of Sweden, situated in the Baltic Sea.
  2. 2
    A municipality and county on the island of Gotland, Sweden; the only municipality there, so it, the county and island all have the same area.

Etymology

From Swedish Gotland.

This word in other languages

Gotland(Français)Gotland(Deutsch)

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 "Gotland"?
"Gotland" is spelled G-O-T-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɒt.lənd/.
What does "Gotland" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gotland" means: The largest island of Sweden, situated in the Baltic Sea.
How do you pronounce "Gotland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gotland" is /ˈɡɒt.lənd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Gotland"?
From Swedish Gotland. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

glottal#77,712Geneseo#77,703Hanyang#77,740Gallego#77,696

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list