good-hearted
/ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/
"good-hearted" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“good-hearted” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kind and well-intentioned.
Corpus desk
Index EN-good-hearted · good-hearted · English
good-hearted · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | good-hearted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “good-hearted” in English
Rare enough to double-check
good-hearted is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kind and well-intentioned.".
good-hearted has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English gode herted. The correct English form is good-hearted, spelled G-O-O-D---H-E-A-R-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Kind and well-intentioned.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how good-hearted appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Good-hearted fellows in their way, true to each other, and invariably gentle and courteous to women, is the much-maligned and misunderstood digger.
It’s sweet of you to forgive her, Emily dear. You are better-hearted than I am. I’m afraid I could never pardon any one who had made me such a laughing stock.
Etymology
From Middle English gode herted.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.