goodfella
"goodfella" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“goodfella” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A gangster, especially one in the Mafia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-goodfella · goodfella · English
goodfella · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | goodfella |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “goodfella” in English
Rare enough to double-check
goodfella is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A gangster, especially one in the Mafia.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for goodfella, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From good + fella. Popularized by the American crime film Goodfellas (1990). The correct English form is goodfella, spelled G-O-O-D-F-E-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1A gangster, especially one in the Mafia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how goodfella appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was Anthony Mirra a wiseguy then? […] If Mirra wasn't a good fellow at the time you was there, his argument is no good.
[…] according to law enforcement, the boss of the largest crime family in the country, some 300 wise guys, good fellows, good guys, button men, made guys—sworn members of the family—and 1,000 and 1,500 associated members.
Etymology
From good + fella. Popularized by the American crime film Goodfellas (1990).
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.