gold digger
/ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/
"gold-digger" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gold digger” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Someone who digs or mines for gold.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gold-digger · gold digger · English
gold digger · 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 | gold digger |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gold digger” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gold digger is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gold digger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If she sends her son for the money she is a gold digger, and if she sends her daughter, she is a gold digger teaching her daughter how to be a gold digger—two offenses for the price of one. Whether it is the misinterpretation of the hustle, recognizing the game, or asking for legitimate funds for child care, the black woman is often seen as a gold digger.
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.