gotha

\ɡɔ.ta\

/\ɡɔ.ta\/ noun

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The verdict

“gotha” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,350
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ellipse de almanach de Gotha, bottin qui fut, entre 1763 et 1944, le guide de référence de la haute noblesse et des familles royales européennes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gotha · gotha · French

gotha · rank #37,350 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,350
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Giacomo

Nearest frequency peer: Giacomo (-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 « gotha »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « gotha » 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).

gotha vs goya
60% similar
gotha vs Goths
60% similar
gotha vs Gotham
67% similar

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

Key facts for gotha
PropertyValue
Headwordgotha
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔ.ta\
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,350
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gotha »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Giacomo » (#37,349), « goya » (#37,351), « gaspille » (#37,348). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gotha » est au #37,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gotha (IPA \ɡɔ.ta\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,350 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gotha, with forms such as "ggotha", "gohta", and "gotah". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "goya", "Goths", "Gotham", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gotha, spelled G-O-T-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ellipse de almanach de Gotha, bottin qui fut, entre 1763 et 1944, le guide de référence de la haute noblesse et des familles royales européennes.
  2. 2
    Haute noblesse européenne.
  3. 3
    Élite fortunée.
  4. 4
    Élite intellectuelle, scientifique, politique, culturelle...
  5. 5
    Personnes plus ou moins en vue, qui courent les lieux et les événements à la mode.
  6. 6
    Avion utilisé par les Allemands pendant la Première Guerre mondiale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Être dans le gotha.
  2. Tu te trompes, j’ai cherché dans le Gotha de cette année, me confessa naïvement Bloch, et j’ai trouvé le prince de Guermantes, habitant l’hôtel où nous sommes et marié à tout ce qu’il y a de plus grandiose, attends un peu que je me rappelle, marié à Sidonie, duchesse de Duras, née des Baux.

This word in other languages

aristocracy(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggotha
  • gohta
  • gotah
  • gothha
  • gottha
  • gtoha
  • ogtha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggotha1gohta2gotah2gothha1gottha1gtoha2ogtha2
Edit distance from "gotha"

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 "gotha"?
"gotha" is spelled G-O-T-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ.ta\.
What does "gotha" mean?
As a noun, "gotha" means: Ellipse de almanach de Gotha, bottin qui fut, entre 1763 et 1944, le guide de référence de la haute noblesse et des familles royales européennes.
What words are commonly confused with "gotha"?
"gotha" is commonly confused with "goya", "Goths", "Gotham". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gotha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gotha" is \ɡɔ.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gotha" come from?
"gotha" 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 "gotha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hamac#37,356frame#37,341hicks#37,362hymen#37,371

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fellow7 variantsinsta7 variantsJakob7 variantsjurée7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list