dadgum
/ˈdædˈɡʌm/
"dadgum" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dadgum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Euphemistic form of goddamned.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dadgum · dadgum · English
dadgum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | dadgum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdædˈɡʌm/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dadgum” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dadgum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdædˈɡʌm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Euphemistic form of goddamned.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dadgum in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Mostly a spoonerism of goddamn. The correct English form is dadgum, spelled D-A-D-G-U-M.
Definition
- 1Euphemistic form of goddamned.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dadgum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We wore the dadgummest colors you ever seen in your life.
God bless the Army and God bless our liberty / And dadgum the rest of it all
Etymology
Mostly a spoonerism of goddamn.
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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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.