get back at
"get-back-at" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“get back at” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To retaliate against; to take revenge on.
Corpus desk
Index EN-get-back-at · get back at · English
get back at · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | get back at |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “get back at” in English
Rare enough to double-check
get back at is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To retaliate against; to take revenge on.".
No misspelling variants are generated for get back at in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is get back at, spelled G-E-T- -B-A-C-K- -A-T.
Definition
- 1To retaliate against; to take revenge on.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how get back at appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She put toothpaste in his shoes to get back at him for the frog he left in her refrigerator.
This word in other languages
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.