egad
/iˈɡæd/interjection
egad is spelled E-G-A-D: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, egad means “A mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in egad?
| Letters | 4: E-G-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is egad?
Egad appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 egad?
- UK /iːˈɡæd/
- US /iˈɡæd/
Egad has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with egad?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as egad from its last stressed vowel (/æd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: aged, gade, dage.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of egad
- agad
- ecod
- egads
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does egad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
datedA mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does egad come from?
A modification of by God.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).