gobelin
French, noun/ɡɔ.blɛ̃/
gobelin is spelled G-O-B-E-L-I-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 51,352nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gobelin is a French masculine noun meaning “a gnome, such as the evil goblin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Esprit follet, lutin”.
What does gobelin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea gnome, such as the evil goblin
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Esprit follet, lutin.
noun: 1. Tapisserie provenant de la manufacture des Gobelins ou tapisserie de même style. 2. Technique qui permet d'obtenir cette tapisserie.
noun: 1. Variante de gobelin, tapisserie parisienne.
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 gobelin
- gobelins plural
- gobeline feminine
- goublin
- Gobelins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gobelin?
- /ɡɔ.blɛ̃/
- \ɡɔ.blɛ̃\
- [ɡɔ.bə.lɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gobelin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gobelin in French?
gobelin appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).