goules

\ɡul\

/\ɡul\/ noun

The verdict

“goules” is uncommon French (frequency #67,556 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,556
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de goule.

Corpus desk

Index FR-goules · goules · French

goules · rank #67,556 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,556
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grandissantes

Nearest frequency peer: grandissantes (+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 « goules »

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 « goules » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for goules
PropertyValue
Headwordgoules
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡul\
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « goules » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).goulestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « grandissantes » (#67,557), « Gonthier » (#67,554), « goinfre » (#67,553). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « goules » est au #67,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

goules is uncommon French at frequency #67,556 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡul\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de goule.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for goules in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is goules, spelled G-O-U-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de goule.

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 "goules"?
"goules" is spelled G-O-U-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡul\.
What does "goules" mean?
As a noun, "goules" means: Pluriel de goule.
How do you pronounce "goules"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "goules" is \ɡul\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "goules" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list