confound it
"confound-it" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“confound it” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - damnit or goddamnit (used when expressing anger, frustration or surprise)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | confound it |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “confound it” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for confound it is 11 letters long, classified as an interjection. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "damnit or goddamnit (used when expressing anger, frustration or surprise)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for confound it, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is confound it, spelled C-O-N-F-O-U-N-D- -I-T.
Definition
- 1damnit or goddamnit (used when expressing anger, frustration or surprise)
Synonyms
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.
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Using “confound it”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-F-O-U-N-D- -I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.