good

/gʊd/

//gʊd// adj

The verdict

“good” sits in 12 confusable pairs (corpus #4,562) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#4,562
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bom

Corpus desk

Index PT-good · good · Portuguese

good · rank #4,562 · 4 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,562
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH herança

Nearest frequency peer: herança (+1 rank slots)

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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “good”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “good” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

good vs gota
50% similar
good vs grow
50% similar
good vs gordo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for good
PropertyValue
Headwordgood
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/gʊd/
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,562
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “good”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.goodcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “herança” (#4,563), “estacionamento” (#4,560), “espiritual” (#4,558). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “good” fica em #4,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for good is neighbouring look-alikes ("gota", "grow", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced /gʊd/. Frequency #4,562 among 521 “G” headwords. Gloss: "bom".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for good, with forms such as "ggood", "godo", and "goodd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "gota", "grow", "gordo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is good, spelled G-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    bom

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It is a good thing!

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggood
  • godo
  • goodd
  • ogod

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of good - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggood1godo2goodd1ogod2
Edit distance from "good"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "good"?
"good" is spelled G-O-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /gʊd/.
What does "good" mean?
As an adjective, "good" means: bom
What words are commonly confused with "good"?
"good" is commonly confused with "gota", "grow", "gordo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "good"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "good" is /gʊd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "good" come from?
"good" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "good", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list