Gouda

/ˈɡaʊ̯də/

//ˈɡaʊ̯də// name

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"gouda" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Gouda” is uncommon English (frequency #51,733 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,733
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gouda · Gouda · English

Gouda · rank #51,733 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,733
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goswami

Nearest frequency peer: Goswami (-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 “Gouda”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gouda
PropertyValue
HeadwordGouda
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈɡaʊ̯də/
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,733
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Gouda” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Goudafalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Goswami” (#51,732), “griddle” (#51,736), “gobbling” (#51,728). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Gouda” is #51,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gouda is uncommon English at frequency #51,733 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɡaʊ̯də/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.".

Gouda has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Gouda, spelled G-O-U-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.

This word in other languages

Gouda(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 "Gouda"?
"Gouda" is spelled G-O-U-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡaʊ̯də/.
What does "Gouda" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gouda" means: A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.
How do you pronounce "Gouda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gouda" is /ˈɡaʊ̯də/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gouda" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

furor#51,717feint#51,701Fazio#51,700Fanta#51,699

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list