godillot

\ɡɔ.di.jo\

/\ɡɔ.di.jo\/ noun

The verdict

“godillot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Chaussure de l’armée française.

Corpus desk

Index FR-godillot · godillot · French

godillot · 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.

Key facts for godillot
PropertyValue
Headwordgodillot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔ.di.jo\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « godillot » en français

godillotn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

godillot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɔ.di.jo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for godillot in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 godillot, spelled G-O-D-I-L-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chaussure de l’armée française.
  2. 2
    Grosse chaussure.
  3. 3
    Personne exécutant les ordres ou suivant les consignes sans discuter, en particulier parlementaire qui suit sans discuter les consignes de vote de son parti.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On était là une vingtaine d’hommes oubliés, abandonnés comme de la raclure de godillots, et ne sachant absolument rien de ce qui se passait aux alentours. Si les Prussiens arrivaient en force, on ne savait même pas dans quel sens il faudrait se replier.
  2. L.-L. Larose lui-même, malgré son âge, fut quelque temps arraché à son ministère et à ses spéculations, d’abord pour aller auner de la toile dans une bourgade du centre, puis pour convoyer alternativement des voitures de godillots et des chars de foin de bout en bout du pays ; […]

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "godillot"?
"godillot" is spelled G-O-D-I-L-L-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ.di.jo\.
What does "godillot" mean?
As a noun, "godillot" means: Chaussure de l’armée française.
How do you pronounce "godillot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "godillot" is \ɡɔ.di.jo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "godillot" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list