godparent
noun
godparent is spelled G-O-D-P-A-R-E-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, godparent means “A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of godparent is godparents.
How many letters and syllables are in godparent?
| Letters | 9: G-O-D-P-A-R-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is godparent?
Godparent appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce godparent?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-godparent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of godparent
- godparents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does godparent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.
- 2
A child's designated guardian in the case that the child's parents die.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Godparent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does godparent come from?
From god- + parent, modelled after godfather, godmother, godsib, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).