# god

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɒd/ · frequency rank #239

## Definitions
1. A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
2. An idol.
3. An idol.
4. A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant.
5. A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity.
6. An exceedingly handsome man.
7. The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą; see there for further origin.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots God (“God”), Yola God, Gud (“God”), gud (“god”), Saterland Frisian God (“God”), West Frisian God (“God”), god (“deity, god”), Alemannic German, Cimbrian, German, Luxembourgish and Mòcheno Gott (“God”), Central Franconian Jott (“God”), Dutch god (“deity, god”), Limburgish Gód (“God”), gód (“god”), Vilamovian Göt (“God”), Yiddish גאָט (got, “god; God”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish gud (“god; God”), Faroese Gud (“God”), Icelandic goð (“idol, pagan god”), guð, Guð (“God”), Norwegian Nynorsk Gu, Gud (“God”), gu, gud (“god”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ, “deity, god; God”).
Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).

## Easily confused with
- **GP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gp)
- **GS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gs)
- **GR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gr)
- **GU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gu)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-got)
- **guy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-guy)
- **gun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gun)
- **gym** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gym)
- **GOP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gop)
- **GPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gps)
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gut)
- **gum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gum)
- **Gus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gus)
- **GTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gta)
- **GPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gpa)
- **goo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-goo)
- **GST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gst)
- **GUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gui)
- **GPU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gpu)
- **GSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-gsm)

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