doggone

/ˈdɒɡ.ɒn/

//ˈdɒɡ.ɒn// adj

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"doggone" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“doggone” is uncommon English (frequency #81,277 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,277
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Euphemistic form of goddamned.

Corpus desk

Index EN-doggone · doggone · English

doggone · rank #81,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,277
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH donat

Nearest frequency peer: donat (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “doggone”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “doggone” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for doggone
PropertyValue
Headworddoggone
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈdɒɡ.ɒn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,277
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “doggone” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).doggonefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “donat” (#81,278), “drabble” (#81,280), “disfigure” (#81,273). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “doggone” is #81,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doggone is uncommon English at frequency #81,277 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdɒɡ.ɒn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Euphemistic form of goddamned.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for doggone in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Minced oath of goddamn or goddamned. The correct English form is doggone, spelled D-O-G-G-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Euphemistic form of goddamned.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I lost my doggone keys again!
  2. "Hist!" exclaimed Black George. "I'll be dog-gone ef [if] I don't think we're chawed [chewed] up this time, sure as sin!"

Etymology

Minced oath of goddamn or goddamned.

This word in other languages

sacré(Français)verflixt(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doggone"?
"doggone" is spelled D-O-G-G-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɒɡ.ɒn/.
What does "doggone" mean?
As an adjective, "doggone" means: Euphemistic form of goddamned.
How do you pronounce "doggone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doggone" is /ˈdɒɡ.ɒn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "doggone"?
Minced oath of goddamn or goddamned. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "doggone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

drabble#81,280Deyoung#81,267Ebrahim#81,289deltoid#81,260

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list