darnedest
/ˈdɑɹnˌdɪst/adjective, noun
darnedest is spelled D-A-R-N-E-D-E-S-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, darnedest means “Damnedest; most amazing, consternating, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in darnedest?
| Letters | 9: D-A-R-N-E-D-E-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is darnedest?
Darnedest appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce darnedest?
- UK /ˈdɑːndɪst/
- US /ˈdɑɹnˌdɪst/
Darnedest has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-darnedest.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of darnedest
- darndest
- darnest
- durnedest
- durndest
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does darnedest mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Damnedest; most amazing, consternating, etc.
The darnedest thing happened to me today – I saw a man who I know died ten years ago.
noun
- 1
USDamnedest; one's best effort.
I did my darnedest to stay awake.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does darnedest come from?
From darned + -est.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).