goodie
interjection, noun
goodie is spelled G-O-O-D-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “goodie vs goody” about 70 times a month (Google, United States). As an interjection, goodie means “Alternative spelling of goody” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in goodie?
| Letters | 6: G-O-O-D-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is goodie?
Goodie appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce goodie?
Goodie has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with goodie
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: goody.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of goodie
- goodies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goodie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative spelling of goody.
noun
- 1
informalA good character in a story, often a hero.
- 2
Alternative spelling of goody.
noun
- 1
A member of UK television comedy trio The Goodies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Goodie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a good character in a story:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does goodie come from?
From good + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).