Govinda
"govinda" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Govinda” is uncommon English (frequency #55,468 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,468
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Hindu god Krishna.
Corpus desk
Index EN-govinda · Govinda · English
Govinda · rank #55,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,468
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,276
- PHOTO-FINISH GOS
Nearest frequency peer: GOS (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Govinda”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- gnats
gnats
44,538 corpus weight
- GOS
GOS
44,534 corpus weight
- Govinda
Govinda
44,533 corpus weight
- Grecian
Grecian
44,532 corpus weight
- grossest
grossest
44,530 corpus weight
- GSK
GSK
44,529 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Govinda” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Govinda |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,468 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Govinda” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Govinda is uncommon English at frequency #55,468 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Govinda has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *gʷṓws From Sanskrit गोविन्द (Govinda, “finder of cows”). The correct English form is Govinda, spelled G-O-V-I-N-D-A.
Definition
- 1The Hindu god Krishna.
- 2A male given name from Sanskrit used in India; also transliterated as Govind.
Etymology
PIE word *gʷṓws From Sanskrit गोविन्द (Govinda, “finder of cows”).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Govinda", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.