gold digger
/ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/
"gold-digger" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gold digger” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Someone who digs or mines for gold.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gold digger |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gold digger” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for gold digger is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gold digger, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Literal sense from c. the 1830s; figurative sense (woman who seeks money in a relationship) from 1915. The correct English form is gold digger, spelled G-O-L-D- -D-I-G-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Someone who digs or mines for gold.
- 2A person, especially a woman, who cultivates a personal relationship with someone in order to attain wealth.
Etymology
Literal sense from c. the 1830s; figurative sense (woman who seeks money in a relationship) from 1915.
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.
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Using “gold digger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-O-L-D- -D-I-G-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.