Which to use
“goode” is an adjective and “goodie” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,067
- “goode” frequency rank
- #37,002
- “goodie” frequency rank
- 67069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goode | goodie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of good. | Alternative spelling of goody. |
Letter map: goode vs goodie
Shared letters muted; letters that set goode and goodie apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for goode / goodie
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: goode is anadjective and goodieanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goode is recorded at frequency rank #30,067, classified as anadj. goodie is at rank #37,002, tagged as anintj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 67069, this pair ranks #65,101 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of goode vs goodie
Shared letters: dego. Private to "goode": -. Private to "goodie": i.
"goode" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "goodie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goode" and "goodie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "goode" or "goodie" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "goode" and "goodie".
- Full dictionary entry for "goode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goodie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,101 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goode" and "goodie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goodie vs Gooding". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #65,101 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.