goulu
\ɡu.ly\
The verdict
“goulu” 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) - Qui aime à manger, qui mange avec avidité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-goulu · goulu · French
goulu · 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 | goulu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡu.ly\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « goulu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
goulu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡu.ly\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for goulu in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 goulu, spelled G-O-U-L-U.
Definition
- 1Qui aime à manger, qui mange avec avidité.
- 2Avide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how goulu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Toutes les femmes semblent échappées d'un carême ; elles se jettent à la viande, goulues; et pleines, et repues, elles laissent négligemment échapper « qu'un rien les indigestionne. »
Pourtant, si l’on avait l’art De m’accommoder au lard Un bon plat de ces lentilles, Si petites, si gentilles, J'aurais le tort qu’Ésaü A eu, Aussi goulu que velu.
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.