golpe

[ˈgolpe]

/[ˈgolpe]/ noun

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The verdict

“golpe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,316
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impacto o contacto con un cierto grado de fuerza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-golpe · golpe · Spanish

golpe · rank #1,316 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,316
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH g

Nearest frequency peer: g (-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 “golpe”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “golpe” 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).

golpe vs gone
60% similar
golpe vs gripe
60% similar
golpe vs golpes
83% similar

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

Key facts for golpe
PropertyValue
Headwordgolpe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈgolpe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,316
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “golpe”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.golpecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “g” (#1,315), “grado” (#1,317), “hacemos” (#1,318). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “golpe” va en #1,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around golpe (IPA [ˈgolpe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,316 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for golpe, with forms such as "ggolpe", "glope", and "golep". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "gone", "gripe", "golpes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is golpe, spelled G-O-L-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impacto o contacto con un cierto grado de fuerza.
  2. 2
    Choque violento de dos cuerpos.
  3. 3
    Movimiento brusco.
  4. 4
    Contariedad o infortunio repentino.
  5. 5
    Frase ocurrente y graciosa durante una charla.
  6. 6
    Gran número de algo.
  7. 7
    Sorpresa causada por algo inesperado.
  8. 8
    En algunos deportes, especialmente el golf, desplazamiento que hace el jugador de la pelota.
  9. 9
    Latido del corazón.
  10. 10
    Robo o atraco.
  11. 11
    Mujer que accede con facilidad a citas amorosas.
  12. 12
    Oscilación irregular, de la estructura de un avión, causadas por corrientes de aire turbulentas o condiciones de compresión.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Que le echaran del trabajo fue un duro golpe para él.
  2. Golpe de agua.

This word in other languages

Hieb(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggolpe
  • glope
  • golep
  • gollpe
  • golppe
  • gople
  • oglpe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of golpe - 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.

ggolpe1glope2golep2gollpe1golppe1gople2oglpe2
Edit distance from "golpe"

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 "golpe"?
"golpe" is spelled G-O-L-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgolpe].
What does "golpe" mean?
As a noun, "golpe" means: Impacto o contacto con un cierto grado de fuerza.
What words are commonly confused with "golpe"?
"golpe" is commonly confused with "gone", "gripe", "golpes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "golpe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "golpe" is [ˈgolpe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "golpe" come from?
"golpe" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

grado#1,317lleno#1,320López#1,321venir#1,333

Similar misspelling depth

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

marco7 variantsJapón7 variantslunes7 variantsnovia7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list