good morning
/ˌɡʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/
"good-morning" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“good morning” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.
Corpus desk
Index EN-good-morning · good morning · English
good morning · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 morning |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˌɡʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “good morning” in English
Rare enough to double-check
good morning is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˌɡʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for good morning, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English gud mornynge (also as goode morne, gode morne), from Old English *gōdne morgen (“good morning”), an ellipsis for an expression such as "I wish you a good morning", equivalent to good + morning. Compare West Frisian goeie moarn, Dutch goe… The correct English form is good morning, spelled G-O-O-D- -M-O-R-N-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.
- 2A parting in the morning.
- 3Used to greet someone who has just awakened (irrespective of the time of day).
- 4Said to someone who has come to a belated realization.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how good morning appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The teacher welcomed the kids to school with "Good morning, boys and girls."
Other rules learnt by butlers include lighting candles 15 minutes before guests enter a room, and not saying "good morning" to guests until you are 5ft away.
Etymology
From Middle English gud mornynge (also as goode morne, gode morne), from Old English *gōdne morgen (“good morning”), an ellipsis for an expression such as "I wish you a good morning", equivalent to good + morning. Compare West Frisian goeie moarn, Dutch goedemorgen, German guten Morgen, Danish god morgen, Swedish god morgon, Icelandic góðan morgunn.
This word in other languages
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.