gobelets

\ɡɔ.blɛ\

/\ɡɔ.blɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“gobelets” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,420. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,420
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de gobelet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gobelets · gobelets · French

gobelets · rank #32,420 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,420
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gentlemen

Nearest frequency peer: gentlemen (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « gobelets »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « gobelets » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

gobelets vs gobelins
75% similar
gobelets vs gobelet
88% similar

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

Key facts for gobelets
PropertyValue
Headwordgobelets
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔ.blɛ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,420
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gobelets »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).gobeletsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gentlemen » (#32,419), « Granby » (#32,421), « graphite » (#32,422). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gobelets » est au #32,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gobelets (IPA \ɡɔ.blɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,420 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de gobelet.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gobelets, with forms such as "gboelets", "ggobelets", and "gobbelets". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gobelins", "gobelet", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gobelets, spelled G-O-B-E-L-E-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de gobelet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Son séjour se termina à Beauté-sur-Marne ; Charles IV en fut si enchanté qu’il s’y déclara guéri de sa goutte ; on y fit de somptueux échanges de cadeaux : coupes d’or garnies de pierreries et d’émaux champlevés, flacons, aiguières, hanaps d’or et gobelets ; jusqu’au moment où, à la veille de se faire leurs adieux, l’empereur donne au roi un rubis et un d…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gboelets
  • ggobelets
  • gobbelets
  • gobeelts
  • gobelest
  • gobeletss
  • gobeletts
  • gobellets
  • gobeltes
  • gobleets
  • goeblets
  • ogbelets

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gboelets2ggobelets1gobbelets1gobeelts2gobelest2gobeletss1gobeletts1gobellets1
Edit distance from "gobelets"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gobelets"?
"gobelets" is spelled G-O-B-E-L-E-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ.blɛ\.
What does "gobelets" mean?
As a noun, "gobelets" means: Pluriel de gobelet.
What words are commonly confused with "gobelets"?
"gobelets" is commonly confused with "gobelins", "gobelet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gobelets"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gobelets" is \ɡɔ.blɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gobelets" come from?
"gobelets" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list