godet

/\ɡɔ.dɛ\/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,787

in French word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

godet is aFrenchnoun. It means: Petit vase dans lequel on donne à boire aux oiseaux en cage. Pronounced \ɡɔ.dɛ\. Often confused with got and goût.

Key facts for godet
PropertyValue
Headwordgodet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔ.dɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,787
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of godet in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for godet is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡɔ.dɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #40,787 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for godet, with forms such as "gdoet", "ggodet", and "goddet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "got", "goût", "guet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is godet, spelled G-O-D-E-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit vase dans lequel on donne à boire aux oiseaux en cage.
  2. 2
    Verre ou chope pour boire.
  3. 3
    Contenu de ce récipient.
  4. 4
    Petit récipient sans pied et sans anse dans lequel les peintres délayent des couleurs.
  5. 5
    Capsule de certains fruits.
  6. 6
    Petit pot de fleur souple servant à la vente et au transport.
  7. 7
    Petit récipient dans lequel on verse l’huile destinée au graissage d’un élément d’une machine.
  8. 8
    Récipient souple situé au bout des élastiques d’un lance-pierre, servant à lancer des appâts.
  9. 9
    Partie plastique d’une munition rechargeable servant de bourre.
  10. 10
    L’un des augets attachés à une roue hydraulique ou à une chaîne sans fin dont on se sert pour élever de l’eau, des boues, du sable, etc.
  11. 11
    Outil d’engin de terrassement sous forme de récipient de forme et de taille variables
  12. 12
    Rainure par où on fait couler du mortier entre les joints de pierre.
  13. 13
    Volume développé dans le biais du tissu qui fait goder un vêtement.
  14. 14
    Poche ménagée sur une ceinture pour recevoir une cartouche.
  15. 15
    Poche ménagée sur une ceinture pour recevoir la hampe d’un drapeau ou d’une croix de procession.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gdoet,ggodet,goddet,godett,godte,goedt,ogdet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for godet

Misspelling Variants of "godet"

gdoet5ggodet6goddet6godett6godte5goedt5ogdet5
Misspelling Variants of "godet"

Frequency rank: #40,787 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "godet"?
"godet" is spelled G-O-D-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ.dɛ\.
What does "godet" mean?
As a noun, "godet" means: Petit vase dans lequel on donne à boire aux oiseaux en cage.
What words are commonly confused with "godet"?
"godet" is commonly confused with "got", "goût", "guet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "godet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "godet" is \ɡɔ.dɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "godet" come from?
"godet" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.