gules
/ˈɡjuːlz/
"gules" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gules” is an uncommon English word, ranked #74,144 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #74,144
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gules |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡjuːlz/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #74,144 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gules” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for gules is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡjuːlz/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,144 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.".
gules has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English goules, from Old French geule (“animal’s mouth, throat”) via Middle French geules. Compare with French gueules, Portuguese goelas and Spanish gules. The correct English form is gules, spelled G-U-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.
Etymology
From Middle English goules, from Old French geule (“animal’s mouth, throat”) via Middle French geules. Compare with French gueules, Portuguese goelas and Spanish gules.
This word in other languages
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 “gules”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-U-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.