golem

[goˈlẽm]

/[goˈlẽm]/ noun

The verdict

“golem” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,261 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,261
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Criatura legendaria, similar a un hombre, que según las tradiciones cabalísticas podía ser moldeada de arcilla por los sabios rabinos. Imperfectos, como sus creadores, carecían de la facultad del h...

Corpus desk

Index ES-golem · golem · Spanish

golem · rank #54,261 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,261
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gnomos

Nearest frequency peer: gnomos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “golem”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “golem” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for golem
PropertyValue
Headwordgolem
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[goˈlẽm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,261
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “golem” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).golemcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gnomos” (#54,260), “Gorka” (#54,262), “GmbH” (#54,259). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “golem” va en #54,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

golem is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,261 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [goˈlẽm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Criatura legendaria, similar a un hombre, que según las tradiciones cabalísticas podía ser moldeada de arcilla por los sabios rabinos. Imperfectos, como sus creadores, carecían de la facultad del h...".

No misspelling variants are generated for golem in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is golem, spelled G-O-L-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Criatura legendaria, similar a un hombre, que según las tradiciones cabalísticas podía ser moldeada de arcilla por los sabios rabinos. Imperfectos, como sus creadores, carecían de la facultad del habla.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. El rabí lo miraba con ternura y con algún horror. '¿Cómo' (se dijo) 'pude engendrar este penoso hijo y la inacción dejé, que es la cordura?' // '¿Por qué di en agregar a la infinita serie un símbolo más? ¿Por qué a la vana madeja que en lo eterno se devana, di otra causa, otro efecto y otra cuita?' // En la hora de angustia y de luz vaga, en su Golem los…

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "golem"?
"golem" is spelled G-O-L-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [goˈlẽm].
What does "golem" mean?
As a noun, "golem" means: Criatura legendaria, similar a un hombre, que según las tradiciones cabalísticas podía ser moldeada de arcilla por los sabios rabinos. Imperfectos, como sus creadores, carecían de la facultad del h...
How do you pronounce "golem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "golem" is [goˈlẽm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "golem" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "golem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list