oh my God
"oh-my-god" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oh my God” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Said in supplication to God.
Corpus desk
Index EN-oh-my-god · oh my God · English
oh my God · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | oh my God |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “oh my God” in English
Rare enough to double-check
oh my God is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oh my God, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is oh my God, spelled O-H- -M-Y- -G-O-D.
Definition
- 1Said in supplication to God.
- 2An expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oh my God appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Creep niggas like a seal Tote the steel Stick a nigga, make him squeal "Oh, my God!" Those can't be the last words of ya man Damn, ya man was so hard
Jen: Douglas has asked me to be his PA. Moss: Oh. My. God! Well, that is something and a half. His PA? How... Whoa! His PA... Shut up! His PA! Jen: It means "personal assistant". Moss: Thank you. Right, OK.
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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.