gogole

\ɡɔ.ɡɔl\

/\ɡɔ.ɡɔl\/ noun

The verdict

“gogole” is uncommon French (frequency #84,840 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,840
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sotte ; demeurée ; imbécile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gogole · gogole · French

gogole · rank #84,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,840
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gneu

Nearest frequency peer: gneu (-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 « gogole »

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 « gogole » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gogole
PropertyValue
Headwordgogole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔ.ɡɔl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,840
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gogole » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).gogoletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « gneu » (#84,839), « Goldin » (#84,841), « gloses » (#84,838). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gogole » est au #84,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gogole is uncommon French at frequency #84,840 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡɔ.ɡɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sotte ; demeurée ; imbécile.".

Zero misspellings are on record for gogole in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gogole, spelled G-O-G-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sotte ; demeurée ; imbécile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Marie ? Complétement stone ! M'a regardé passer comme une gogole, elle m'a même souri, elle m'a dit un truc, ses lèvres bougeaient mais y’avait rien qui sortait, gogole, j’te dis !
  2. — Mais me regardez pas comme ça ! s'énerva-t-elle. J'suis pas une gogole, je retrouve un disparu sur quatre avec mon pendule !

This word in other languages

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 "gogole"?
"gogole" is spelled G-O-G-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ.ɡɔl\.
What does "gogole" mean?
As a noun, "gogole" means: Sotte ; demeurée ; imbécile.
How do you pronounce "gogole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gogole" is \ɡɔ.ɡɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gogole" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list