good heavens
/ɡʊd ˈhɛvənz/
"good-heavens" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“good heavens” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An exclamation of surprise or shock.
Corpus desk
Index EN-good-heavens · good heavens · English
good heavens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | good heavens |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ɡʊd ˈhɛvənz/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “good heavens” in English
Rare enough to double-check
good heavens is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ɡʊd ˈhɛvənz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An exclamation of surprise or shock.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for good heavens, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is good heavens, spelled G-O-O-D- -H-E-A-V-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1An exclamation of surprise or shock.
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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.