# goddess vs goodness

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### goddess
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɒdɛs/ · frequency rank #7,013*
A female deity.

### goodness
*noun · IPA /ˈɡʊdnəs/ · frequency rank #5,795*
The state or characteristic of being good.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goddess-vs-goodness