godiller
\ɡɔ.di.je\
The verdict
“godiller” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manœuvrer avec la godille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-godiller · godiller · French
godiller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | godiller |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡɔ.di.je\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
godiller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡɔ.di.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for godiller, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 godiller, spelled G-O-D-I-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Manœuvrer avec la godille.
- 2Se déplacer en contrôlant la vitesse et la trajectoire par un enchaînement des virages rapides.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how godiller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je m'empare d'un aviron et ressuscitant ma spécialité, je me mets à godiller, pointant droit sur la passerelle d'où Folcoche, un jour, sauta dans le bouillon.
Je jetais mon dévolu sur celui-là parce qu'il godillait dans la poudreuse tel un serpent des neiges.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.