golfe

/ˈgow.fe/

//ˈgow.fe// noun

The verdict

“golfe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,776. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,776
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desporto individual cujo objetivo é percorrer uma série de caminhos (percursos) ao ar livre, levando uma bolinha de posições definidas até os chamados buracos à base de tacadas com um taco desportivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-golfe · golfe · Portuguese

golfe · rank #8,776 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,776
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guiana

Nearest frequency peer: Guiana (+3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “golfe”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “golfe” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

golfe vs golpe
80% similar
golfe vs golfo
80% similar
golfe vs grife
60% similar

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

Key facts for golfe
PropertyValue
Headwordgolfe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈgow.fe/
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,776
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “golfe”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).golfecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Guiana” (#8,779), “foca” (#8,772), “Haiti” (#8,780). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “golfe” fica em #8,776. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around golfe (IPA /ˈgow.fe/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,776 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "desporto individual cujo objetivo é percorrer uma série de caminhos (percursos) ao ar livre, levando uma bolinha de posições definidas até os chamados buracos à base de tacadas com um taco desportivo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for golfe, with forms such as "ggolfe", "glofe", and "gofle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "golpe", "golfo", "grife", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is golfe, spelled G-O-L-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    desporto individual cujo objetivo é percorrer uma série de caminhos (percursos) ao ar livre, levando uma bolinha de posições definidas até os chamados buracos à base de tacadas com um taco desportivo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggolfe
  • glofe
  • gofle
  • golef
  • golffe
  • gollfe
  • oglfe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggolfe1glofe2gofle2golef2golffe1gollfe1oglfe2
Edit distance from "golfe"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "golfe"?
"golfe" is spelled G-O-L-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈgow.fe/.
What does "golfe" mean?
As a noun, "golfe" means: desporto individual cujo objetivo é percorrer uma série de caminhos (percursos) ao ar livre, levando uma bolinha de posições definidas até os chamados buracos à base de tacadas com um taco desportivo
What words are commonly confused with "golfe"?
"golfe" is commonly confused with "golpe", "golfo", "grife". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "golfe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "golfe" is /ˈgow.fe/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "golfe" come from?
"golfe" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list