go too far
"go-too-far" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“go too far” 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 exceed an unstated limit, especially of acceptable behaviour.
Corpus desk
Index EN-go-too-far · go too far · English
go too far · 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 too far |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “go too far” in English
Rare enough to double-check
go too far is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To exceed an unstated limit, especially of acceptable behaviour.".
Zero misspellings are on record for go too far in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is go too far, spelled G-O- -T-O-O- -F-A-R.
Definition
- 1To exceed an unstated limit, especially of acceptable behaviour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how go too far appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I don't mind if you make soup too, but asking for the family recipe is going too far.
I take it all, I let it slide But hey, you went too far this time
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.