agood

/əˈɡʊd/

//əˈɡʊd// adv

"agood" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“agood” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In earnest; heartily; in good earnest.

Corpus desk

Index EN-agood · agood · English

agood · 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 "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for agood
PropertyValue
Headwordagood
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/əˈɡʊd/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “agood” in English

agoodranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agood is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /əˈɡʊd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In earnest; heartily; in good earnest.".

No misspelling variants are generated for agood in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From a- + good. The correct English form is agood, spelled A-G-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    In earnest; heartily; in good earnest.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. […]And, at that time I made her weep a-good, / For I did play a lamentable part:

Etymology

From a- + good.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agood"?
"agood" is spelled A-G-O-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈɡʊd/.
What does "agood" mean?
As an adverb, "agood" means: In earnest; heartily; in good earnest.
How do you pronounce "agood"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agood" is /əˈɡʊd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "agood"?
From a- + good. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list