Goliath
\ɡɔ.ljat\
The verdict
“Goliath” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #31,049 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #31,049
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Géant biblique, tué par David.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Goliath |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɡɔ.ljat\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #31,049 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Goliath” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Goliath is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡɔ.ljat\. Corpus data places it at rank #31,049 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1Géant biblique, tué par David.
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.
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"?
What does "Goliath" mean?
What are common misspellings of "Goliath"?
How do you pronounce "Goliath"?
What language does "Goliath" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Goliath”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-O-L-I-A-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡɔ.ljat\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.