gulfs

/ɡʌlfs/

//ɡʌlfs// noun

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

The verdict

“gulfs” is an uncommon English word, ranked #97,083 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#97,083
frequency rank, English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of gulf

Key facts for gulfs
PropertyValue
Headwordgulfs
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡʌlfs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,083
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gulfs” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for gulfs is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɡʌlfs/. Corpus data places it at rank #97,083 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plural of gulf".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gulfs in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is gulfs, spelled G-U-L-F-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of gulf

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 "gulfs"?
"gulfs" is spelled G-U-L-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡʌlfs/.
What does "gulfs" mean?
As a noun, "gulfs" means: plural of gulf
How do you pronounce "gulfs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gulfs" is /ɡʌlfs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gulfs" come from?
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Using “gulfs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-U-L-F-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɡʌlfs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list