goddamned

adj

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"goddamned" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“goddamned” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,814. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,814
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Damned by God.

Corpus desk

Index EN-goddamned · goddamned · English

goddamned · rank #30,814 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,814
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH goddammit

Nearest frequency peer: goddammit (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “goddamned”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “goddamned” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

goddamned vs goddamn
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for goddamned
PropertyValue
Headwordgoddamned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,814
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “goddamned”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).goddamnedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “goddammit” (#30,813), “globalisation” (#30,812), “gleaned” (#30,811). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “goddamned” is #30,814. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around goddamned, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,814 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for goddamned, with forms such as "gdodamned", "ggoddamned", and "godadmned". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "goddamn", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is goddamned, spelled G-O-D-D-A-M-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Damned by God.
  2. 2
    Used as an intensifier expressing anger.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how goddamned appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Where's the goddamned cartridge?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gdodamned
  • ggoddamned
  • godadmned
  • godamned
  • goddamend
  • goddammned
  • goddamnde
  • goddamnedd
  • goddamnned
  • goddanmed
  • goddmaned
  • ogddamned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of goddamned - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

gdodamned2ggoddamned1godadmned2godamned1goddamend2goddammned1goddamnde2goddamnedd1
Edit distance from "goddamned"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "goddamned"?
"goddamned" is spelled G-O-D-D-A-M-N-E-D.
What does "goddamned" mean?
As an adjective, "goddamned" means: Damned by God.
What words are commonly confused with "goddamned"?
"goddamned" is commonly confused with "goddamn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "goddamned" come from?
"goddamned" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "goddamned", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

goddammit#30,813geriatric#30,810guidebook#30,818Hindustan#30,827

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

hardline12 variantshungover12 variantsexponent12 variantsexacting12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list