golpe
[ˈgolpe]
The verdict
“golpe” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,316 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,316
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Impacto o contacto con un cierto grado de fuerza.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | golpe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈgolpe] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,316 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “golpe” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for golpe is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈgolpe]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,316 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Impacto o contacto con un cierto grado de fuerza.
- 2Choque violento de dos cuerpos.
- 3Movimiento brusco.
- 4Contariedad o infortunio repentino.
- 5Frase ocurrente y graciosa durante una charla.
- 6Gran número de algo.
- 7Sorpresa causada por algo inesperado.
- 8En algunos deportes, especialmente el golf, desplazamiento que hace el jugador de la pelota.
- 9Latido del corazón.
- 10Robo o atraco.
- 11Mujer que accede con facilidad a citas amorosas.
- 12Oscilación irregular, de la estructura de un avión, causadas por corrientes de aire turbulentas o condiciones de compresión.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “golpe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-O-L-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈgolpe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gone” - see the side-by-side comparison. golpe vs gone
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.