golfer

\ɡɔl.fe\

/\ɡɔl.fe\/ verb

The verdict

“golfer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-golfer · golfer · French

golfer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for golfer
PropertyValue
Headwordgolfer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɡɔl.fe\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « golfer » en français

golferreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

golfer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡɔl.fe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jouer au golf.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for golfer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is golfer, spelled G-O-L-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jouer au golf.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour ceux qui ne golfent pas, la table de Christian Virfolet peut être une raison pour se rendre sur ce lieu.
  2. On peut golfer "prestigieux" à PAU, BIARRITZ, VICHY, DINARD ou MEGEVE.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "golfer"?
"golfer" is spelled G-O-L-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔl.fe\.
What does "golfer" mean?
As a verb, "golfer" means: Jouer au golf.
How do you pronounce "golfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "golfer" is \ɡɔl.fe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "golfer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list