godfathers

/ˈɡɑdfɑðɚz/

//ˈɡɑdfɑðɚz// noun

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"godfathers" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“godfathers” is uncommon English (frequency #77,714 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,714
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of godfather

Corpus desk

Index EN-godfathers · godfathers · English

godfathers · rank #77,714 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,714
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH glottal

Nearest frequency peer: glottal (-2 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 “godfathers”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for godfathers
PropertyValue
Headwordgodfathers
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɑdfɑðɚz/
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,714
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “godfathers” 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).godfathersfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “glottal” (#77,712), “Goodenough” (#77,716), “goog” (#77,717). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “godfathers” is #77,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

godfathers is uncommon English at frequency #77,714 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of godfather".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for godfathers, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is godfathers, spelled G-O-D-F-A-T-H-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of godfather

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 "godfathers"?
"godfathers" is spelled G-O-D-F-A-T-H-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚz/.
What does "godfathers" mean?
As a noun, "godfathers" means: plural of godfather
How do you pronounce "godfathers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "godfathers" is /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "godfathers" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Goodenough#77,716globalised#77,710Gottschalk#77,722Hieronymus#77,766

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list