Godfrey

Name: Godfrey, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈɡɑdfɹi/

//ˈɡɑdfɹi// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Godfrey” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,847. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,847
frequency rank, English: 2,313
“G” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Corpus desk

Index EN-godfrey · Godfrey · English

Godfrey · rank #19,847 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #19,847
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 2,313
PHOTO-FINISH generously

Nearest frequency peer: generously (-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.

freezes

80,156
generously

80,155
Godfrey

80,154
grange

80,153
greats

80,152
GUI

80,151

What this shows “Godfrey” 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).

Godfrey vs Geoffrey

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Godfrey
Property	Value
Headword	Godfrey
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈɡɑdfɹi/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#19,847
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Godfrey”

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).Godfreylands here:

#19,847

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “generously” (#19,846), “grange” (#19,848), “freezes” (#19,845). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Godfrey” is #19,847. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Godfrey (IPA /ˈɡɑdfɹi/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,847 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Godfrey, with forms such as "gdofrey", "ggodfrey", and "goddfrey". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Geoffrey", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French Godefrei, from Old High German Godafrid (“peace of God”), from Proto-Germanic *Gudafriþuz. Equivalent to god + frith. Doublet of Gottfried and Geoffrey. The correct English form is Godfrey, spelled G-O-D-F-R-E-Y.

Definition

1
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2
A surname originating as a patronymic.
3
A placename
4
A placename
5
A placename
6
A placename
7
A placename
8
A placename

Etymology

From Old French Godefrei, from Old High German Godafrid (“peace of God”), from Proto-Germanic *Gudafriþuz. Equivalent to god + frith. Doublet of Gottfried and Geoffrey.

This word in other languages

Godofredo(Español)Godefroy(Français)Gottfried(Deutsch)Godofredo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

gdofrey
ggodfrey
goddfrey
godfery
godffrey
godfreyy
godfrrey
godfrye
godrfey
gofdrey
ogdfrey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Godfrey - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Godfrey"

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 "Godfrey"?

"Godfrey" is spelled G-O-D-F-R-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɑdfɹi/.

What does "Godfrey" mean?

As a proper noun, "Godfrey" means: A male given name from the Germanic languages.

What words are commonly confused with "Godfrey"?

"Godfrey" is commonly confused with "Geoffrey". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Godfrey"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Godfrey" is /ˈɡɑdfɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Godfrey"?

From Old French Godefrei, from Old High German Godafrid (“peace of God”), from Proto-Germanic *Gudafriþuz. Equivalent to god + frith. Doublet of Gottfried and Geoffrey. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

freezes#19,845 Forster#19,841 imitate#19,863 dossier#19,821

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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