Godavari

name

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

The verdict

“Godavari” is uncommon English (frequency #69,894 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,894
frequency rank, English
18,276
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A major river in South India which flows through Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Key facts for Godavari
PropertyValue
HeadwordGodavari
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,894
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Godavari” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Godavari lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Godavari is uncommon English at frequency #69,894 among 18,276 “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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Godavari”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-O-D-A-V-A-R-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list