golfos

[ˈgolfos]

/[ˈgolfos]/ noun

The verdict

“golfos” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,586
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de golfo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-golfos · golfos · Spanish

golfos · rank #46,586 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,586
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gimiendo

Nearest frequency peer: gimiendo (-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 “golfos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “golfos” 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).

golfos vs golpes
67% similar
golfos vs gordos
67% similar
golfos vs gorros
67% similar

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

Key facts for golfos
PropertyValue
Headwordgolfos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgolfos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,586
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “golfos”

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#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gimiendo” (#46,585), “golosina” (#46,587), “Goyeneche” (#46,588). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “golfos” va en #46,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around golfos (IPA [ˈgolfos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,586 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de golfo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for golfos, with forms such as "ggolfos", "glofos", and "goflos". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "golpes", "gordos", "gorros", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is golfos, spelled G-O-L-F-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de golfo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggolfos
  • glofos
  • goflos
  • golffos
  • golfoss
  • golfso
  • gollfos
  • golofs
  • oglfos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of golfos - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggolfos1glofos2goflos2golffos1golfoss1golfso2gollfos1golofs2
Edit distance from "golfos"

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 "golfos"?
"golfos" is spelled G-O-L-F-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgolfos].
What does "golfos" mean?
As a noun, "golfos" means: Forma del plural de golfo.
What words are commonly confused with "golfos"?
"golfos" is commonly confused with "golpes", "gordos", "gorros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "golfos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "golfos" is [ˈgolfos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "golfos" come from?
"golfos" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list