goshdangit

intj

"goshdangit" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“goshdangit” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - Euphemistic form of goddammit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-goshdangit · goshdangit · English

goshdangit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for goshdangit
PropertyValue
Headwordgoshdangit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “goshdangit” in English

goshdangitfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

goshdangit is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Euphemistic form of goddammit.".

No misspelling variants are generated for goshdangit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Contraction of gosh (“God”, euphemism) + dang (“damn”, euphemism) + it. Compare goshdarnit. The correct English form is goshdangit, spelled G-O-S-H-D-A-N-G-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Euphemistic form of goddammit.

Etymology

Contraction of gosh (“God”, euphemism) + dang (“damn”, euphemism) + it. Compare goshdarnit.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "goshdangit"?
"goshdangit" is spelled G-O-S-H-D-A-N-G-I-T.
What does "goshdangit" mean?
As an interjection, "goshdangit" means: Euphemistic form of goddammit.
What is the origin of the word "goshdangit"?
Contraction of gosh (“God”, euphemism) + dang (“damn”, euphemism) + it. Compare goshdarnit. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list