confound it
"confound-it" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“confound it” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - damnit or goddamnit (used when expressing anger, frustration or surprise)
Corpus desk
Index EN-confound-it · confound it · English
confound it · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | confound it |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “confound it” in English
Rare enough to double-check
confound it is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how confound it appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Confound it! I can't find my confounded keys!
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.