godsend

/ˈɡɒdsɛnd/

//ˈɡɒdsɛnd// noun

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"godsend" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“godsend” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,946
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.

Corpus desk

Index EN-godsend · godsend · English

godsend · rank #37,946 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,946
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH GoFundMe

Nearest frequency peer: GoFundMe (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “godsend”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “godsend” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

godsend vs godson
71% similar
godsend vs Godspeed
63% similar
godsend vs Godhead
57% similar

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

Key facts for godsend
PropertyValue
Headwordgodsend
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɒdsɛnd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,946
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “godsend”

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).godsendlands here:

#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 “GoFundMe” (#37,947), “glycogen” (#37,944), “gleefully” (#37,943). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “godsend” is #37,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around godsend (IPA /ˈɡɒdsɛnd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,946 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for godsend, with forms such as "gdosend", "ggodsend", and "goddsend". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "godson", "Godspeed", "Godhead", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: A variant of God’s send, from God + -’s + send (“(obsolete) act of sending”), in the sense of someone or something sent by God. The correct English form is godsend, spelled G-O-D-S-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.
  2. 2
    An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.
  3. 3
    A person who provides greatly needed assistance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how godsend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "You do, indeed, seem to take it to heart!" exclaimed the actress, an expression of jealous anger crossing her features; "why, it is quite a God-send for you! many a heart is caught in the rebound.[…]"
  2. [O]nce again, as in 1803, we were on the brink of being sacrificed to the very lunacies of retrenchment. By a mere god-send, more troops happened to arrive from the Indian continent.

Etymology

A variant of God’s send, from God + -’s + send (“(obsolete) act of sending”), in the sense of someone or something sent by God.

This word in other languages

don du ciel(Français)Glücksfall(Deutsch)dádiva(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gdosend
  • ggodsend
  • goddsend
  • godesnd
  • godsedn
  • godsendd
  • godsennd
  • godsned
  • godssend
  • gosdend
  • ogdsend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gdosend2ggodsend1goddsend1godesnd2godsedn2godsendd1godsennd1godsned2
Edit distance from "godsend"

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 "godsend"?
"godsend" is spelled G-O-D-S-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɒdsɛnd/.
What does "godsend" mean?
As a noun, "godsend" means: An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.
What words are commonly confused with "godsend"?
"godsend" is commonly confused with "godson", "Godspeed", "Godhead". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "godsend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "godsend" is /ˈɡɒdsɛnd/. 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 "godsend"?
A variant of God’s send, from God + -’s + send (“(obsolete) act of sending”), in the sense of someone or something sent by God. 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 "godsend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list