goodhearted
/ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/
"goodhearted" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“goodhearted” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kind, generous and altruistic
Corpus desk
Index EN-goodhearted · goodhearted · English
goodhearted · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | goodhearted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɡʊd.hɑː.təd/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “goodhearted” in English
Rare enough to double-check
goodhearted 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, generous and altruistic".
goodhearted doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English gode herted; equivalent to good + hearted. The correct English form is goodhearted, spelled G-O-O-D-H-E-A-R-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1kind, generous and altruistic
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how goodhearted appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She saw that Velvin, if a stubborn man, was a very simple and very goodhearted one, and she prided herself on her skill in sweetly reasonable persuasion of the lower classes.
Etymology
From Middle English gode herted; equivalent to good + hearted.
Synonyms
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.