Godspeed
/ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/
"godspeed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Godspeed” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #35,738 in English word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #35,738
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Godspeed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #35,738 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Godspeed” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Godspeed is 8 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/. Corpus data places it at rank #35,738 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Godspeed, with forms such as "gdospeed", "ggodspeed", and "goddspeed". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "godsend", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Univerbation of God speed, elliptical for God speed you, where speed carries the archaic sense “help, further, cause to prosper”. Compare God bless, God damn. The correct English form is Godspeed, spelled G-O-D-S-P-E-E-D.
Definition
- 1Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.
Etymology
Univerbation of God speed, elliptical for God speed you, where speed carries the archaic sense “help, further, cause to prosper”. Compare God bless, God damn.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gdospeed,ggodspeed,goddspeed,godpseed,godseped,godsped,godspede,godspeedd,godsppeed,godsspeed,gosdpeed,ogdspeed
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Godspeed - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Godspeed”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-O-D-S-P-E-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “godsend” - see the side-by-side comparison. Godspeed vs godsend
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.