# Godspeed

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/ · frequency rank #35,738

## Definitions
1. 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.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **godsend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godsend-vs-godspeed)

## Common misspellings (12)
`gdospeed`, `ggodspeed`, `goddspeed`, `godpseed`, `godseped`, `godsped`, `godspede`, `godspeedd`, `godsppeed`, `godsspeed`, `gosdpeed`, `ogdspeed`

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