gola

\ˈɡo.la\

/\ˈɡo.la\/ noun

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The verdict

“gola” is uncommon French (frequency #96,974 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,974
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gorge.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gola · gola · French

gola · rank #96,974 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,974
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gonflette

Nearest frequency peer: gonflette (+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 « gola »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gola
PropertyValue
Headwordgola
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɡo.la\
Letters4
Frequency rank#96,974
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gola » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).golatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « gonflette » (#96,975), « godiva » (#96,972), « gracilis » (#96,976). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gola » est au #96,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gola is uncommon French at frequency #96,974 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡo.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gorge.".

gola has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gola, spelled G-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gorge.

Synonyms

vola

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ging#96,965gila#96,964Habe#96,993gabo#96,950

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list