my foot

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"my-foot" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“my foot” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indicates disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief.

Corpus desk

Index EN-my-foot · my foot · English

my foot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for my foot
PropertyValue
Headwordmy foot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “my foot” in English

my footranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

my foot is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for my foot in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is my foot, spelled M-Y- -F-O-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Indicates disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief.
  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see my, foot.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aerodynamics, my foot! The thing drives like a billboard.
  2. "He's clever at his business," Matilda said. "Clever my foot!" the Trunchbull shouted.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "my foot"?
"my foot" is spelled M-Y- -F-O-O-T.
What does "my foot" mean?
As an interjection, "my foot" means: Indicates disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief.
What language does "my foot" come from?
"my foot" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list