goofy
\ɡu.fi\
The verdict
“goofy” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Façon de glisser ou rouler sur une planche avec le pied droit devant (comme pied d’appui).
Corpus desk
Index FR-goofy · goofy · French
goofy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | goofy |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡu.fi\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « goofy » en français
Rare enough to double-check
goofy is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡu.fi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for goofy in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is goofy, spelled G-O-O-F-Y.
Definition
- 1Façon de glisser ou rouler sur une planche avec le pied droit devant (comme pied d’appui).
- 2Bizarre, étrange, surréaliste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how goofy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On est des jeunes [?] très bizarre Pt’être un peu goofy en tout cas les gens nous dévisage
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.