Goldberg

\gɔld.bɛʁg\

/\gɔld.bɛʁg\/ name

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The verdict

“Goldberg” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,525
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-goldberg · Goldberg · French

Goldberg · rank #35,525 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,525
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ghislaine

Nearest frequency peer: Ghislaine (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Goldberg »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Goldberg » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Goldberg
PropertyValue
HeadwordGoldberg
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\gɔld.bɛʁg\
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,525
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Goldberg »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Goldbergse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Ghislaine » (#35,524), « golfeur » (#35,526), « Gerrard » (#35,523). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Goldberg » est au #35,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Goldberg (IPA \gɔld.bɛʁg\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,525 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Goldberg, with forms such as "ggoldberg", "glodberg", and "godlberg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Goldberg, spelled G-O-L-D-B-E-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Daniel Goldberg.
  2. Il y avait longtemps que je n’avais pas connu une période aussi riche pour notre médium, se réjouit Eric Goldberg, coréalisateur de Pocahontas présent au festival.

This word in other languages

Goldberg(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggoldberg
  • glodberg
  • godlberg
  • golbderg
  • goldbberg
  • goldbegr
  • goldbergg
  • goldberrg
  • goldbreg
  • golddberg
  • goldebrg
  • golldberg
  • ogldberg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Goldberg - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggoldberg1glodberg2godlberg2golbderg2goldbberg1goldbegr2goldbergg1goldberrg1
Edit distance from "Goldberg"

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 "Goldberg"?
"Goldberg" is spelled G-O-L-D-B-E-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is \gɔld.bɛʁg\.
What does "Goldberg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Goldberg" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Goldberg"?
Common misspellings include "ggoldberg", "glodberg", "godlberg", "golbderg", "goldbberg". The correct spelling is "Goldberg".
How do you pronounce "Goldberg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Goldberg" is \gɔld.bɛʁg\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Goldberg" come from?
"Goldberg" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grillées#35,529finissez#35,511fascinée#35,509hésitera#35,542

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Ghislaine13 variantsguerrières13 variantsincessante13 variantsentraider13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list