golem
[goˈlẽm]
The verdict
“golem” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #54,261 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #54,261
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | golem |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [goˈlẽm] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,261 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “golem” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for golem is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [goˈlẽm]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,261 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1Criatura 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.
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.
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Using “golem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-O-L-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [goˈlẽm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.