do-gooder
"do-gooder" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“do-gooder” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.
Corpus desk
Index EN-do-gooder · do-gooder · English
do-gooder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | do-gooder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “do-gooder” in English
Rare enough to double-check
do-gooder is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how do-gooder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Prohibition in the United States was an unsuccessful attempt by do-gooders to save people from the dangers of alcohol, whether they wanted to be saved or not.
I was hopping along, minding my own business. All of a sudden, up he comes, cures me. One minute I'm a leper with a trade, next minute my livelihood's gone. Not so much as a by-your-leave! “You're cured mate.” Bloody do-gooder.
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.