golfeur

\ɡɔl.fœʁ\

/\ɡɔl.fœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“golfeur” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,526
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui pratique le golf.

Corpus desk

Index FR-golfeur · golfeur · French

golfeur · rank #35,526 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,526
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goldberg

Nearest frequency peer: Goldberg (-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 « golfeur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « golfeur » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

golfeur vs golfeurs
88% similar
golfeur vs golfe
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for golfeur
PropertyValue
Headwordgolfeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔl.fœʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,526
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « golfeur »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).golfeurse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Goldberg » (#35,525), « GPU » (#35,527), « Ghislaine » (#35,524). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « golfeur » est au #35,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around golfeur (IPA \ɡɔl.fœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,526 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Personne qui pratique le golf.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for golfeur, with forms such as "ggolfeur", "glofeur", and "gofleur". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "golfeurs", "golfe", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is golfeur, spelled G-O-L-F-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui pratique le golf.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hélas, ils avaient omis un principe fondamental : un golfeur, c’est avant tout un paquet de nerfs.

This word in other languages

golfer(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggolfeur
  • glofeur
  • gofleur
  • golefur
  • golferu
  • golfeurr
  • golffeur
  • golfuer
  • gollfeur
  • oglfeur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of golfeur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggolfeur1glofeur2gofleur2golefur2golferu2golfeurr1golffeur1golfuer2
Edit distance from "golfeur"

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 "golfeur"?
"golfeur" is spelled G-O-L-F-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔl.fœʁ\.
What does "golfeur" mean?
As a noun, "golfeur" means: Personne qui pratique le golf.
What words are commonly confused with "golfeur"?
"golfeur" is commonly confused with "golfeurs", "golfe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "golfeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "golfeur" is \ɡɔl.fœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "golfeur" come from?
"golfeur" 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 "golfeur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gerrard#35,523guetter#35,531Guibert#35,532Guillon#35,533

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

frôler10 variantsherbier10 variantsforçait10 variantsfinissez10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list