goitre

\ɡwatʁ\

/\ɡwatʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“goitre” is uncommon French (frequency #89,764 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,764
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hypertrophie diffuse de la glande thyroïde au-devant de la trachée-artère et du larynx et qui déforme le cou. Ce nom est aussi parfois donné à d’autres sortes d’atteintes de la thyroïde, quelle qu’...

Key facts for goitre
PropertyValue
Headwordgoitre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡwatʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “goitre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). goitre lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

goitre is uncommon French at frequency #89,764 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡwatʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for goitre, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is goitre, spelled G-O-I-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hypertrophie diffuse de la glande thyroïde au-devant de la trachée-artère et du larynx et qui déforme le cou. Ce nom est aussi parfois donné à d’autres sortes d’atteintes de la thyroïde, quelle qu’en soit l’étiologie (goitre tuberculeux, goitre cancéreux, etc.).
  2. 2
    Expansion cutanée qui pend sous le cou de plusieurs batraciens, reptiles ou oiseaux.

Synonyms

strumestrumitethyréocèle

This word in other languages

goitre(English)bocio(Español)Kropf(Deutsch)

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 "goitre"?
"goitre" is spelled G-O-I-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡwatʁ\.
What does "goitre" mean?
As a noun, "goitre" means: Hypertrophie diffuse de la glande thyroïde au-devant de la trachée-artère et du larynx et qui déforme le cou. Ce nom est aussi parfois donné à d’autres sortes d’atteintes de la thyroïde, quelle qu’...
How do you pronounce "goitre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "goitre" is \ɡwatʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "goitre" come from?
"goitre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “goitre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-O-I-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡwatʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list