gullet

/ˈɡʌl.ɪt/

//ˈɡʌl.ɪt// noun

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"gullet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gullet” is uncommon English (frequency #58,060 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,060
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The throat or esophagus.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gullet · gullet · English

gullet · rank #58,060 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,060
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH grounder

Nearest frequency peer: grounder (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “gullet”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gullet
PropertyValue
Headwordgullet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡʌl.ɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,060
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “gullet” 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).gulletfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “grounder” (#58,059), “hake” (#58,064), “glues” (#58,055). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gullet” is #58,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gullet is uncommon English at frequency #58,060 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

gullet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”). The correct English form is gullet, spelled G-U-L-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The throat or esophagus.
  2. 2
    The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
  3. 3
    The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
  4. 4
    A channel for water.
  5. 5
    A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
  6. 6
    The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Turning a national tragedy into something a person can pay $12 to watch while shoveling popcorn down their gullet struck detractors as perverse, though critics spilled a goodly amount of e-ink debating the actual merits of the work itself.

Etymology

From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”).

Synonyms

gorgecytopharynx

This word in other languages

esófago(Español)œsophage(Français)Speiseröhre(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 "gullet"?
"gullet" is spelled G-U-L-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/.
What does "gullet" mean?
As a noun, "gullet" means: The throat or esophagus.
How do you pronounce "gullet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gullet" is /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/. 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 "gullet"?
From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”). 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 "gullet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hamada#58,065Helton#58,072Herbst#58,073Encino#58,001

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list