Mother of God

name

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"mother-of-god" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mother of God” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A dogmatic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as mother of God (God the Son).

Key facts for Mother of God
PropertyValue
HeadwordMother of God
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mother of God” sits in English frequency

Mother of God falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mother of God is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A dogmatic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as mother of God (God the Son).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mother of God, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Latin Mater Dei and its descendants in other languages, from the Christian concept of the Trinity whereby Jesus as God the Son is identical to God the Father as the single divinity. The correct English form is Mother of God, spelled M-O-T-H-E-R- -O-F- -G-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A dogmatic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as mother of God (God the Son).

Etymology

Calque of Latin Mater Dei and its descendants in other languages, from the Christian concept of the Trinity whereby Jesus as God the Son is identical to God the Father as the single divinity.

This word in other languages

Gottesmutter(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mother of God"?
"Mother of God" is spelled M-O-T-H-E-R- -O-F- -G-O-D.
What does "Mother of God" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mother of God" means: A dogmatic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as mother of God (God the Son).
What is the origin of the word "Mother of God"?
Calque of Latin Mater Dei and its descendants in other languages, from the Christian concept of the Trinity whereby Jesus as God the Son is identical to God the Father as the single divinity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Mother of God”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-T-H-E-R- -O-F- -G-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list