golem
[goˈlẽm]
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
- glorificar
glorificar
45,743 corpus weight
- GmbH
GmbH
45,742 corpus weight
- gnomos
gnomos
45,741 corpus weight
- golem
golem
45,740 corpus weight
- Gorka
Gorka
45,739 corpus weight
- Gorriti
Gorriti
45,738 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “golem” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “golem” en español
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
- 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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how golem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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