ghoul
\ɡuːl\
The verdict
“ghoul” is uncommon French (frequency #59,311 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,311
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Goule.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ghoul |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡuːl\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,311 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ghoul” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ghoul is uncommon French at frequency #59,311 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡuːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ghoul doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ghoul, spelled G-H-O-U-L.
Definition
- 1Goule.
- 2Personne ayant une attirance malsaine pour les morts.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ghoul”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-H-O-U-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡuːl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.