goodwife
obsolete
goodwife is spelled G-O-O-D-W-I-F-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goodwife means “A female head of a household” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goodwife is goodwives.
How many letters and syllables are in goodwife?
| Letters | 8: G-O-O-D-W-I-F-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is goodwife?
Goodwife appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
What does goodwife mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA female head of a household.
- 2
obsoleteA title of respect for a woman.
Goodwife Hopkins
noun
- 1
obsoleteA title of respect for a woman
Goodwife Hopkins
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does goodwife come from?
From Middle English goodwyf, godwyf, godwif, equivalent to good + wife.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).