oh, my gosh

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"oh-my-gosh" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of oh my gosh.

Corpus desk

Index EN-oh-my-gosh · oh, my gosh · English

oh, my gosh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 gosh
PropertyValue
Headwordoh, my gosh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “oh, my gosh” in English

oh, my goshranks 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 gosh is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of oh my gosh.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for oh, my gosh, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is oh, my gosh, spelled O-H-,- -M-Y- -G-O-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of oh my gosh.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Laura had come straight from work, and she was already there, showing the others her children’s picture with Santa when Joy walked over to their table. / Sharon took it and cooed, “Bless their little hearts. That is absolutely priceless.” / “Is that what you call it?” Laura said with a scowl. / Kay peered over Sharon’s shoulder. “Oh, my gosh. That looks l…
  2. “Beth, I’m so glad you were able to come. Oh, my gosh! That looks heavenly. Here, let me take it for you.” / “Thank you, Cheryl.” Beth handed her the dessert and followed as they headed in the opposite direction of Nick’s office.

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 gosh"?
"oh, my gosh" is spelled O-H-,- -M-Y- -G-O-S-H.
What does "oh, my gosh" mean?
As an interjection, "oh, my gosh" means: Alternative form of oh my gosh.
What language does "oh, my gosh" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list