goulotte
\ɡu.lɔt\
The verdict
“goulotte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite rigole pour servir à l’écoulement des eaux.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | goulotte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡu.lɔt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “goulotte” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
goulotte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡu.lɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for goulotte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is goulotte, spelled G-O-U-L-O-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Petite rigole pour servir à l’écoulement des eaux.
- 2Petit canal de pierre ou de marbre, qui a une pente douce, et qui est interrompu de distance en distance par de petits bassins, pour le jeu des eaux.
- 3Petit canal, souvent mobile, pour l'évacuation ou la vidange d'une trémie, d'un appareil ou d'un engin.
- 4Formation de neige ou de glace se formant dans les dièdres ou cheminées rocheuses.
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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.
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Using “goulotte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-O-U-L-O-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡu.lɔt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.