granddaddy
"granddaddy" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“granddaddy” is uncommon English (frequency #62,931 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,931
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A grandfather.
Corpus desk
Index EN-granddaddy · granddaddy · English
granddaddy · rank #62,931 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,931
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH grassed
Nearest frequency peer: grassed (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “granddaddy”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- goe
goe
37,074 corpus weight
- goldy
goldy
37,073 corpus weight
- gorse
gorse
37,072 corpus weight
- granddaddy
granddaddy
37,070 corpus weight
- grassed
grassed
37,069 corpus weight
- Gratia
Gratia
37,068 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “granddaddy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | granddaddy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #62,931 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “granddaddy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
granddaddy is uncommon English at frequency #62,931 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
granddaddy doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From grand- + daddy. The correct English form is granddaddy, spelled G-R-A-N-D-D-A-D-D-Y.
Definition
- 1A grandfather.
- 2Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how granddaddy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The nature of this gas enables it to absorb the majority of the sun's ultraviolet rays, thus saving the human race from the granddaddy of all sunburns.
In the far corner, representing the twentieth century, is the granddaddy of all common stocks, AT&T. Here is a company that earned its place in the pantheon of great stocks simply by increasing its dividend for an absurdly long period of time.
Etymology
From grand- + daddy.
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.
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