Godbout

\ɡɔd.bu\

/\ɡɔd.bu\/ name

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The verdict

“Godbout” is uncommon French (frequency #50,240 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,240
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-godbout · Godbout · French

Godbout · rank #50,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,240
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH goss

Nearest frequency peer: goss (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Godbout »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Godbout » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Godbout
PropertyValue
HeadwordGodbout
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɡɔd.bu\
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Godbout » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Godbouttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « goss » (#50,241), « Giraudoux » (#50,238), « goth » (#50,242). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Godbout » est au #50,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Godbout is uncommon French at frequency #50,240 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɡɔd.bu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Godbout, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Godbout, spelled G-O-D-B-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Faut-il rappeler que la culture d’une nation se forge au-delà du sport. La nôtre a été tissée par les œuvres de Gaston Miron, Réjean Ducharme, Jacques Godbout, Anne Hébert, Michel Tremblay et tant d’autres.

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 "Godbout"?
"Godbout" is spelled G-O-D-B-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔd.bu\.
What does "Godbout" mean?
As a proper noun, "Godbout" means: Nom de famille.
How do you pronounce "Godbout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Godbout" is \ɡɔd.bu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Godbout" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list