gout

/ɡaʊt/

//ɡaʊt// noun

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"gout" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gout” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,806
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the ...

Corpus desk

Index EN-gout · gout · English

gout · rank #26,806 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,806
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goodyear

Nearest frequency peer: Goodyear (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gout”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “gout” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gout vs GU
0% similar
gout vs guy
50% similar
gout vs gun
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gout
PropertyValue
Headwordgout
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡaʊt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,806
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gout”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Goodyear” (#26,805), “Hailey” (#26,808), “gills” (#26,803). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gout” is #26,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around gout (IPA /ɡaʊt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,806 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for gout, with forms such as "ggout", "gotu", and "goutt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GU", "guy", "gun", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English goute, from Old French gote, gute, from Latin gutta (“drop”). Compare Spanish gota (“drop, droplet”). Doublet of goutte and gutta. The sense shift derived from humorism and "the notion of the 'dropping' of a morbid material from the bloo… The correct English form is gout, spelled G-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
  2. 2
    A drop; a spurt or splotch.
  3. 3
    A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Once gout was confined largely to Western civilization (with some outliers, like the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan); now its ravages are global.
  2. Alternative forms: gut, gutt

Etymology

From Middle English goute, from Old French gote, gute, from Latin gutta (“drop”). Compare Spanish gota (“drop, droplet”). Doublet of goutte and gutta. The sense shift derived from humorism and "the notion of the 'dropping' of a morbid material from the blood in and around the joints".

This word in other languages

gota(Español)goutte(Français)Gicht(Deutsch)gota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggout
  • gotu
  • goutt
  • guot
  • ogut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gout - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggout1gotu2goutt1guot2ogut2
Edit distance from "gout"

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 "gout"?
"gout" is spelled G-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡaʊt/.
What does "gout" mean?
As a noun, "gout" means: An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the ...
What words are commonly confused with "gout"?
"gout" is commonly confused with "GU", "guy", "gun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gout" is /ɡaʊt/. 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 "gout"?
From Middle English goute, from Old French gote, gute, from Latin gutta (“drop”). Compare Spanish gota (“drop, droplet”). Doublet of goutte and gutta. The sense shift derived from humorism and "the notion of the 'dropping' of a morbid material fro... 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 "gout", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fuzz#26,802Frey#26,800flak#26,792hoof#26,820

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list