oh, my gosh
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oh, my gosh |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “oh, my gosh” in English
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
- 1Alternative form of oh my gosh.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oh, my gosh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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…
“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.