boldly go where no man has gone before
"boldly-go-where-no-man-has-gone-before" is a 31-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“boldly go where no man has gone before” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 38
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To break new ground.
Corpus desk
Index EN-boldly-go-where-no-man-h · boldly go where no man has gone before · English
boldly go where no man has gone before · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 38 letters
- VOW-13 13 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boldly go where no man has gone before |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 38 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “boldly go where no man has gone before” in English
Rare enough to double-check
boldly go where no man has gone before is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To break new ground.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for boldly go where no man has gone before, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: A line from the opening sequence of the Star Trek TV series. The correct English form is boldly go where no man has gone before, spelled B-O-L-D-L-Y- -G-O- -W-H-E-R-E- -N-O- -M-A-N- -H-A-S- -G-O-N-E- -B-E-F-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1To break new ground.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how boldly go where no man has gone before appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
While Strauss would not exactly be boldly going where no man has gone before if he led England to victories this year in away Test series against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India, he set foot on an airbus to Dubai knowing that 2012 represents the last great examination of his side.
E-Racer Based loosely upon one of the original Rutan designs, the airplane goes where no man has gone before. In the first place, the composite canard machine is the first known example of the Rutan Long-EZ clones to have
Etymology
A line from the opening sequence of the Star Trek TV series.
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.