# geez

> English word · Interjection · IPA /d͡ʒiːz/ · frequency rank #17,617

## Definitions
1. An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.

## Etymology
A minced oath from the word Jesus.

## Easily confused with
- **get** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-get)
- **gem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-gem)
- **gel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-gel)
- **ger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-ger)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-gre)
- **gets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-gets)
- **goes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-goes)
- **grew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-grew)
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-grey)
- **gene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-gene)
- **Greg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-greg)
- **glen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-glen)
- **glee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-glee)
- **Gwen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-gwen)
- **germ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-germ)
- **gent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-gent)
- **gels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-gels)
- **gens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-gens)
- **GERD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-gerd)
- **ghee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geez-vs-ghee)

## Common misspellings (5)
`egez`, `geezz`, `gez`, `geze`, `ggeez`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/geez