govi
noun
govi is spelled G-O-V-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, govi means “A sacred urn or pitcher in Haitian voodoo, used to hold the spirit of an ancestor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of govi is govis.
How many letters and syllables are in govi?
| Letters | 4: G-O-V-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is govi?
Govi appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of govi
- govis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does govi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sacred urn or pitcher in Haitian voodoo, used to hold the spirit of an ancestor.
So these govi used to sit on your father's family altar, but now they are on yours?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does govi come from?
From Haitian Creole [Term?], from Fon [Term?].
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).