go bananas
"go-bananas" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“go bananas” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To get angry; to go mad.
Corpus desk
Index EN-go-bananas · go bananas · English
go bananas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | go bananas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “go bananas” in English
Rare enough to double-check
go bananas is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for go bananas, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bananas (“crazy”). The correct English form is go bananas, spelled G-O- -B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
Definition
- 1To get angry; to go mad.
- 2To become silly or excited; to go crazy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how go bananas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I just told her she couldn’t have any pudding until after dinner, and she went bananas!
The music was going bananas with immensity at this point.
Etymology
From bananas (“crazy”).
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.