# goddess

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɒdɛs/ · frequency rank #7,013

## Definitions
1. A female deity.
2. A woman honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.
3. A woman of substantial authority or influence.

## Etymology
From Middle English goddesse, equivalent to god + -ess, formed about 1350. The figurative meaning is first found in Edmund Spenser's Shepheardes calender (1579). Displaced Old English gyden.

## Easily confused with
- **godless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goddess-vs-godless)
- **goodness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goddess-vs-goodness)
- **Geddes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geddes-vs-goddess)

## Common misspellings (7)
`gdodess`, `ggoddess`, `goddes`, `goddses`, `godedss`, `godess`, `ogddess`

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