godi
/ˈɡəʊdi/
"godi" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“godi” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A local chieftain in Norse societies, who held religious and administrative duties.
Corpus desk
Index EN-godi · godi · English
godi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | godi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡəʊdi/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “godi” in English
Rare enough to double-check
godi is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡəʊdi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for godi, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Icelandic goði. The correct English form is godi, spelled G-O-D-I.
Definition
- 1A local chieftain in Norse societies, who held religious and administrative duties.
- 2A priest of the modern Norse religion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how godi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Odd was the chieftain of Borgarfjord on the south side of Hvita then. He was the godi of the temple to which everyone living south of Skardsheidi paid tribute.
Coordinate term: gythja (priestess)
Etymology
From Icelandic goði.
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.