goal
French, noun/ɡol/
goal is spelled G-O-A-L (4 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 23,140th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Goal is a French masculine noun meaning “goalkeeper especially in soccer and polo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Gardien de but”.
What does goal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegoalkeeper especially in soccer and polo
- 2
masculineraretarget in those sports
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gardien de but. 2. But marqué, au football.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of goal
- goals plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce goal?
- /ɡol/
- \ɡol\
- \gɔlə\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to goal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is goal in French?
goal appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).