say goodbye
"say-goodbye" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“say goodbye” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - To wish someone farewell upon their leaving.
Corpus desk
Index EN-say-goodbye · say goodbye · English
say goodbye · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | say goodbye |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “say goodbye” in English
Rare enough to double-check
say goodbye is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for say goodbye, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is say goodbye, spelled S-A-Y- -G-O-O-D-B-Y-E.
Definition
- 1To wish someone farewell upon their leaving.
- 2To separate from someone or something.
- 3To cease to have, or have to do, something.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how say goodbye appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hello, hello / I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
If we can't agree on whether to have children, maybe it's time to say goodbye.
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.