goddess

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The verdict

“goddess” is uncommon German (frequency #81,614 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,614
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Göttin

Corpus desk

Index DE-goddess · goddess · German

goddess · rank #81,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,614
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glücksgriff

Nearest frequency peer: Glücksgriff (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „goddess“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „goddess“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for goddess
PropertyValue
Headwordgoddess
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,614
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „goddess“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).goddessfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Glücksgriff“ (#81,612), „Goldkette“ (#81,616), „glänzendem“ (#81,611). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „goddess“ bei #81,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

goddess is uncommon German at frequency #81,614 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Göttin".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for goddess, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is goddess, spelled G-O-D-D-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Göttin

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The goddess Athena was worthshipped by the ancient greeks. She is the goddess of stradegy, wisdom and warfare.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "goddess"?
"goddess" is spelled G-O-D-D-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "goddess" mean?
As a noun, "goddess" means: Göttin
How do you pronounce "goddess"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "goddess" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "goddess" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

glattem#81,606Groupie#81,629Grüntee#81,632geloben#81,587

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list