oh my God

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"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.

Key facts for oh my God
PropertyValue
Headwordoh my God
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “oh my God” in English

oh my Godranks 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

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

  1. 1
    Said in supplication to God.
  2. 2
    An expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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
  2. 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.

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 "oh my God"?
"oh my God" is spelled O-H- -M-Y- -G-O-D.
What does "oh my God" mean?
As an interjection, "oh my God" means: Said in supplication to God.
What language does "oh my God" come from?
"oh my God" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list