Golconde
\ɡɔl.kɔ̃d\
The verdict
“Golconde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ancienne capitale du royaume du même nom, située dans l'État indien du Télangana, autrefois célèbre pour ses mines de diamants.
Corpus desk
Index FR-golconde · Golconde · French
Golconde · 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 | Golconde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɡɔl.kɔ̃d\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Golconde” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Golconde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɡɔl.kɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancienne capitale du royaume du même nom, située dans l'État indien du Télangana, autrefois célèbre pour ses mines de diamants.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Golconde in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Golconde, spelled G-O-L-C-O-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Ancienne capitale du royaume du même nom, située dans l'État indien du Télangana, autrefois célèbre pour ses mines de diamants.
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