double-plus-good
"double-plus-good" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“double-plus-good” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excellent; very good.
Corpus desk
Index EN-double-plus-good · double-plus-good · English
double-plus-good · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | double-plus-good |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “double-plus-good” in English
Rare enough to double-check
double-plus-good is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Excellent; very good.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for double-plus-good, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Coined by British writer and journalist George Orwell in 1949 as part of the Newspeak in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The correct English form is double-plus-good, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E---P-L-U-S---G-O-O-D.
Definition
- 1Excellent; very good.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how double-plus-good appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For someone like myself who loves the MINISTRY album Mind... this new album is double plus good!
I think our glorious government's rewriting of language is double plus good, brother.
Etymology
Coined by British writer and journalist George Orwell in 1949 as part of the Newspeak in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Antonyms
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.