granddaughter

noun

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"granddaughter" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“granddaughter” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,984
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The daughter of someone's child.

Corpus desk

Index EN-granddaughter · granddaughter · English

granddaughter · rank #12,984 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,984
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH grad

Nearest frequency peer: grad (-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 “granddaughter”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “granddaughter” 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 granddaughter
PropertyValue
Headwordgranddaughter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#12,984
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “granddaughter”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).granddaughterlands 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 “grad” (#12,983), “gymnastics” (#12,985), “gigs” (#12,982). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “granddaughter” is #12,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around granddaughter, anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,984 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The daughter of someone's child.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for granddaughter, with forms such as "garnddaughter", "ggranddaughter", and "gradndaughter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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 grand- + daughter. The correct English form is granddaughter, spelled G-R-A-N-D-D-A-U-G-H-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The daughter of someone's child.

Etymology

From grand- + daughter.

This word in other languages

nieta(Español)petite-fille(Français)Enkelin(Deutsch)neta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garnddaughter
  • ggranddaughter
  • gradndaughter
  • grandadughter
  • grandaughter
  • granddaguhter
  • granddaugghter
  • granddaughetr
  • granddaughhter
  • granddaughterr
  • granddaughtre
  • granddaughtter
  • granddaugther
  • granddauhgter
  • grandduaghter
  • grannddaughter
  • grnaddaughter
  • grranddaughter
  • rganddaughter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of granddaughter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

garnddaughter2ggranddaughter1gradndaughter2grandadughter2grandaughter1granddaguhter2granddaugghter1granddaughetr2
Edit distance from "granddaughter"

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 "granddaughter"?
"granddaughter" is spelled G-R-A-N-D-D-A-U-G-H-T-E-R.
What does "granddaughter" mean?
As a noun, "granddaughter" means: The daughter of someone's child.
What are common misspellings of "granddaughter"?
Common misspellings include "garnddaughter", "ggranddaughter", "gradndaughter", "grandadughter", "grandaughter". The correct spelling is "granddaughter".
What is the origin of the word "granddaughter"?
From grand- + daughter. 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 "granddaughter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

breathtaking19 variantspresbyterian19 variantsfundamentals19 variantsmotherfucker19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list