golfo

[ˈgolfo]

/[ˈgolfo]/ noun

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The verdict

“golfo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,113. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,113
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gran porción de mar que entra en la tierra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-golfo · golfo · Spanish

golfo · rank #5,113 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,113
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH geografía

Nearest frequency peer: geografía (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “golfo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “golfo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

golfo vs gozo
60% similar
golfo vs gulf
60% similar
golfo vs Goyo
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for golfo
PropertyValue
Headwordgolfo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgolfo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,113
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “golfo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).golfocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “geografía” (#5,112), “fuertemente” (#5,111), “historial” (#5,115). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “golfo” va en #5,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around golfo (IPA [ˈgolfo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,113 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gran porción de mar que entra en la tierra.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for golfo, with forms such as "ggolfo", "glofo", and "goflo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "gozo", "gulf", "Goyo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is golfo, spelled G-O-L-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gran porción de mar que entra en la tierra.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. golfo de México

This word in other languages

gulf(English)golfe(Français)Bucht(Deutsch)golfo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggolfo
  • glofo
  • goflo
  • golffo
  • gollfo
  • golof
  • oglfo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of golfo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggolfo1glofo2goflo2golffo1gollfo1golof2oglfo2
Edit distance from "golfo"

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 "golfo"?
"golfo" is spelled G-O-L-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgolfo].
What does "golfo" mean?
As a noun, "golfo" means: Gran porción de mar que entra en la tierra.
What words are commonly confused with "golfo"?
"golfo" is commonly confused with "gozo", "gulf", "Goyo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "golfo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "golfo" is [ˈgolfo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "golfo" come from?
"golfo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

monto#5,137crema#5,087perra#5,144saque#5,155

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Rojos7 variantscreas7 variantspapas7 variantsOaxaca7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list