what's good

phrase

"what-s-good" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“what's good” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - What is good, especially in reference to food.

Corpus desk

Index EN-what-s-good · what's good · English

what's good · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for what's good
PropertyValue
Headwordwhat's good
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPhrase
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “what's good” in English

what's goodranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

what's good is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for what's good in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is what's good, spelled W-H-A-T-'-S- -G-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    What is good, especially in reference to food.
  2. 2
    What's up? a casual greeting

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how what's good appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. What's good here? I'm way too indecisive to choose from a menu.

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 "what's good"?
"what's good" is spelled W-H-A-T-'-S- -G-O-O-D.
What does "what's good" mean?
As a phrase, "what's good" means: What is good, especially in reference to food.
What language does "what's good" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list