good-sized

adj

"good-sized" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“good-sized” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of a reasonably large size.

Key facts for good-sized
PropertyValue
Headwordgood-sized
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “good-sized” sits in English frequency

good-sized falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for good-sized is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Of a reasonably large size.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for good-sized, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is good-sized, spelled G-O-O-D---S-I-Z-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of a reasonably large size.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "good-sized"?
"good-sized" is spelled G-O-O-D---S-I-Z-E-D.
What does "good-sized" mean?
As an adjective, "good-sized" means: Of a reasonably large size.
What language does "good-sized" come from?
"good-sized" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “good-sized”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-O-O-D---S-I-Z-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list