goodnight

phrase

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

The verdict

“goodnight” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,250. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,250
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of good night.

Corpus desk

Index EN-goodnight · goodnight · English

goodnight · rank #12,250 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,250
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geoffrey

Nearest frequency peer: Geoffrey (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “goodnight”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “goodnight” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for goodnight
PropertyValue
Headwordgoodnight
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPhrase
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,250
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “goodnight”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).goodnightlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Geoffrey” (#12,249), “Gus” (#12,251), “handmade” (#12,252). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “goodnight” is #12,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around goodnight, aphrase. Corpus frequency is #12,250 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative spelling of good night.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for goodnight, with forms such as "ggoodnight", "godnight", and "godonight". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From good + night. The correct English form is goodnight, spelled G-O-O-D-N-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of good night.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how goodnight appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I pray you ſpeake not: he growes worſe & worſe / Queſtion enrages him: at once, goodnight.
  2. So goodnight to you—and goodnight, Councilor.

Etymology

From good + night.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggoodnight
  • godnight
  • godonight
  • gooddnight
  • goodinght
  • goodngiht
  • goodnigght
  • goodnighht
  • goodnightt
  • goodnigth
  • goodnihgt
  • goodnnight
  • goondight
  • ogodnight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of goodnight - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggoodnight1godnight1godonight2gooddnight1goodinght2goodngiht2goodnigght1goodnighht1
Edit distance from "goodnight"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "goodnight"?
"goodnight" is spelled G-O-O-D-N-I-G-H-T.
What does "goodnight" mean?
As a phrase, "goodnight" means: Alternative spelling of good night.
What are common misspellings of "goodnight"?
Common misspellings include "ggoodnight", "godnight", "godonight", "gooddnight", "goodinght". The correct spelling is "goodnight".
What is the origin of the word "goodnight"?
From good + night. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "goodnight", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list