Goliath

\ɡɔ.ljat\

/\ɡɔ.ljat\/ name

The verdict

“Goliath” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,049. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,049
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Géant biblique, tué par David.

Corpus desk

Index FR-goliath · Goliath · French

Goliath · rank #31,049 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,049
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH glory

Nearest frequency peer: glory (-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 « Goliath »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Goliath » 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 Goliath
PropertyValue
HeadwordGoliath
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɡɔ.ljat\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,049
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Goliath »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Goliathse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « glory » (#31,048), « Gomes » (#31,050), « gram » (#31,051). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Goliath » est au #31,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Goliath (IPA \ɡɔ.ljat\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,049 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Géant biblique, tué par David.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Goliath, with forms such as "ggoliath", "gloiath", and "goilath". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Goliath, spelled G-O-L-I-A-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Géant biblique, tué par David.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Jamais je n’admirai rien de si héroïque, et David, quand il eut tué Goliath, ne dut pas avoir l’air plus enivré de triomphe.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggoliath
  • gloiath
  • goilath
  • golaith
  • goliaht
  • goliathh
  • goliatth
  • golitah
  • golliath
  • ogliath

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Goliath - 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.

ggoliath1gloiath2goilath2golaith2goliaht2goliathh1goliatth1golitah2
Edit distance from "Goliath"

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 "Goliath"?
"Goliath" is spelled G-O-L-I-A-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ.ljat\.
What does "Goliath" mean?
As a proper noun, "Goliath" means: Géant biblique, tué par David.
What are common misspellings of "Goliath"?
Common misspellings include "ggoliath", "gloiath", "goilath", "golaith", "goliaht". The correct spelling is "Goliath".
How do you pronounce "Goliath"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Goliath" is \ɡɔ.ljat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Goliath" come from?
"Goliath" 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 "Goliath", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list