do-gooder
"do-gooder" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“do-gooder” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, and often with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | do-gooder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “do-gooder” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for do-gooder is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, and often with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for do-gooder in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From do good + -er. The correct English form is do-gooder, spelled D-O---G-O-O-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, and often with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.
Etymology
From do good + -er.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “do-gooder”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-O---G-O-O-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.