godman

noun

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"godman" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“godman” is uncommon English (frequency #93,748 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,748
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A charismatic male guru.

Corpus desk

Index EN-godman · godman · English

godman · rank #93,748 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,748
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goda

Nearest frequency peer: Goda (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “godman”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for godman
PropertyValue
Headwordgodman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,748
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “godman” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).godmanfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Goda” (#93,747), “golde” (#93,749), “glowering” (#93,746). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “godman” is #93,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

godman is uncommon English at frequency #93,748 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A charismatic male guru.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for godman in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From god + -man. The correct English form is godman, spelled G-O-D-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A charismatic male guru.

Etymology

From god + -man.

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 "godman"?
"godman" is spelled G-O-D-M-A-N.
What does "godman" mean?
As a noun, "godman" means: A charismatic male guru.
What is the origin of the word "godman"?
From god + -man. 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 "godman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grotty#93,760guffaw#93,764gummed#93,765Hasson#93,782

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list