Goddard
"goddard" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Goddard” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,608
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Corpus desk
Index EN-goddard · Goddard · English
Goddard · rank #19,608 · 8 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,608
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH gilded
Nearest frequency peer: gilded (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Goddard”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- gall
gall
80,396 corpus weight
- gastric
gastric
80,395 corpus weight
- gilded
gilded
80,394 corpus weight
- Goddard
Goddard
80,393 corpus weight
- hallelujah
hallelujah
80,392 corpus weight
- hastily
hastily
80,391 corpus weight
What this shows “Goddard” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Goddard |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #19,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Goddard”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Goddard, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,608 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Goddard, with forms such as "gdodard", "ggoddard", and "godadrd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "goddam", "Godard", "goddamn", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: * As an English surname of Norman origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans. Compare Gothard, Godard. * As a French surname, variant of Gaudet. The correct English form is Goddard, spelled G-O-D-D-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 2A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 3A place in the United States:
- 4A place in the United States:
- 5A place in the United States:
Etymology
* As an English surname of Norman origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans. Compare Gothard, Godard. * As a French surname, variant of Gaudet.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- gdodard
- ggoddard
- godadrd
- goddadr
- goddardd
- goddarrd
- goddrad
- ogddard
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Goddard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "Goddard"?
What does "Goddard" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "Goddard"?
What is the origin of the word "Goddard"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Goddard", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).