goth

\ɡɔ\

/\ɡɔ\/ adj

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The verdict

“goth” is uncommon French (frequency #50,242 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,242
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Goths.

Corpus desk

Index FR-goth · goth · French

goth · rank #50,242 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,242
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH goss

Nearest frequency peer: goss (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « goth »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « goth » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for goth
PropertyValue
Headwordgoth
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡɔ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,242
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « goth » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).gothtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « goss » (#50,241), « grammairien » (#50,243), « Godbout » (#50,240). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « goth » est au #50,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

goth is uncommon French at frequency #50,242 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡɔ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux Goths.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for goth, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is goth, spelled G-O-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux Goths.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Car la critique, à l'oeil sévère et juste, Gardant les clefs de cette porte auguste, D'un bras d'airain fièrement repoussait Le peuple goth qui sans cesse avançait.

This word in other languages

Goth(English)godo(Español)gotisch(Deutsch)godo(Português)

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 "goth"?
"goth" is spelled G-O-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ\.
What does "goth" mean?
As an adjective, "goth" means: Relatif aux Goths.
How do you pronounce "goth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "goth" is \ɡɔ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "goth" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "goth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

goss#50,241guez#50,247huez#50,272ilot#50,279

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list