swear like a pagan
"swear-like-a-pagan" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“swear like a pagan” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of swear like a trooper.
Corpus desk
Index EN-swear-like-a-pagan · swear like a pagan · English
swear like a pagan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | swear like a pagan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “swear like a pagan” in English
Rare enough to double-check
swear like a pagan is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of swear like a trooper.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for swear like a pagan, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is swear like a pagan, spelled S-W-E-A-R- -L-I-K-E- -A- -P-A-G-A-N.
Definition
- 1Synonym of swear like a trooper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how swear like a pagan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Foulon began to swear like a pagan, shouting: ‘Get thee hence, thou rogue and blackguard! Thou shalt not have my wheat, or else I shall pay thee with a musket blow in the belly!’
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.