Godavari

name

"godavari" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Godavari” is uncommon English (frequency #69,894 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,894
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A major river in South India which flows through Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Corpus desk

Index EN-godavari · Godavari · English

Godavari · rank #69,894 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,894
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH goalpost

Nearest frequency peer: goalpost (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Godavari”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Godavari” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Godavari
PropertyValue
HeadwordGodavari
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,894
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Godavari” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Godavarifalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “goalpost” (#69,893), “godforsaken” (#69,895), “GMAT” (#69,892). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Godavari” is #69,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Godavari is uncommon English at frequency #69,894 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Godavari in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit गोदावरी (godāvarī). The correct English form is Godavari, spelled G-O-D-A-V-A-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A major river in South India which flows through Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
  2. 2
    A district in Madras Presidency during British rule between 1768 and 1947.

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोदावरी (godāvarī).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Godavari"?
"Godavari" is spelled G-O-D-A-V-A-R-I.
What does "Godavari" mean?
As a proper noun, "Godavari" means: A major river in South India which flows through Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
What is the origin of the word "Godavari"?
From Sanskrit गोदावरी (godāvarī). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Godavari", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list