# godson

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɑdˌsʌn/ · frequency rank #49,363

## Definitions
1. A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

## Etymology
From Middle English godsone, gossone, from Old English godsunu (“godson”), equivalent to god- + son. Cognate with Danish gudsøn (“godson”), Swedish gudson (“godson”), Icelandic guðsonur (“godson”).

## Easily confused with
- **goon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godson-vs-goon)
- **Gordon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godson-vs-gordon)
- **Godwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godson-vs-godwin)
- **gorgon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godson-vs-gorgon)
- **gods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gods-vs-godson)
- **Gibson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibson-vs-godson)
- **Gideon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gideon-vs-godson)
- **godsend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godsend-vs-godson)

## Common misspellings (9)
`gdoson`, `ggodson`, `goddson`, `godosn`, `godsno`, `godsonn`, `godsson`, `gosdon`, `ogdson`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/godson