godet
\ɡɔ.dɛ\
The verdict
“godet” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #40,787 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,787
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit vase dans lequel on donne à boire aux oiseaux en cage.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | godet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡɔ.dɛ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #40,787 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “godet” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for godet is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for godet, with forms such as "gdoet", "ggodet", and "goddet". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "got", "goût", "guet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is godet, spelled G-O-D-E-T.
Definition
- 1Petit vase dans lequel on donne à boire aux oiseaux en cage.
- 2Verre ou chope pour boire.
- 3Contenu de ce récipient.
- 4Petit récipient sans pied et sans anse dans lequel les peintres délayent des couleurs.
- 5Capsule de certains fruits.
- 6Petit pot de fleur souple servant à la vente et au transport.
- 7Petit récipient dans lequel on verse l’huile destinée au graissage d’un élément d’une machine.
- 8Récipient souple situé au bout des élastiques d’un lance-pierre, servant à lancer des appâts.
- 9Partie plastique d’une munition rechargeable servant de bourre.
- 10L’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.
- 11Outil d’engin de terrassement sous forme de récipient de forme et de taille variables
- 12Rainure par où on fait couler du mortier entre les joints de pierre.
- 13Volume développé dans le biais du tissu qui fait goder un vêtement.
- 14Poche ménagée sur une ceinture pour recevoir une cartouche.
- 15Poche ménagée sur une ceinture pour recevoir la hampe d’un drapeau ou d’une croix de procession.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gdoet,ggodet,goddet,godett,godte,goedt,ogdet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of godet - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “godet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-O-D-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡɔ.dɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “got” - see the side-by-side comparison. godet vs got
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.