godchild
/ˈɡɑdˌt͡ʃaɪld/
"godchild" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“godchild” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.
Corpus desk
Index EN-godchild · godchild · English
godchild · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | godchild |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɑdˌt͡ʃaɪld/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “godchild” in English
Rare enough to double-check
godchild is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡɑdˌt͡ʃaɪld/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.".
godchild doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From god- + child. The correct English form is godchild, spelled G-O-D-C-H-I-L-D.
Definition
- 1A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how godchild appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mary stood as godmother for little Emily, her godchild.
Etymology
From god- + child.
Synonyms
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.