confound it

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"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.

Key facts for confound it
PropertyValue
Headwordconfound it
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “confound it” in English

confound itranks 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

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

  1. 1
    damnit or goddamnit (used when expressing anger, frustration or surprise)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "confound it"?
"confound it" is spelled C-O-N-F-O-U-N-D- -I-T.
What does "confound it" mean?
As an interjection, "confound it" means: damnit or goddamnit (used when expressing anger, frustration or surprise)
What language does "confound it" come from?
"confound it" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list