# goody

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈɡʊdi/ · frequency rank #27,478

## Definitions
1. Used to indicate pleasure or delight.

## Etymology
From good + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms), influenced by the noun (Etymology 2).

## Easily confused with
- **goon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-goon)
- **goof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-goof)
- **gory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-gory)
- **goop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-goop)
- **goose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-goose)
- **goofy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-goofy)
- **Grady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-grady)
- **gooey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-gooey)
- **Gordy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-gordy)
- **groovy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-groovy)
- **googly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goody-vs-googly)
- **god** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-goody)
- **goo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goo-vs-goody)
- **good** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/good-vs-goody)
- **gold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gold-vs-goody)
- **gods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gods-vs-goody)
- **goad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goad-vs-goody)
- **goods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goods-vs-goody)
- **glory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glory-vs-goody)
- **godly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-goody)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ggoody`, `godoy`, `gody`, `gooddy`, `goodyy`, `gooyd`, `ogody`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/goody