thingamajig
/ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/
"thingamajig" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thingamajig” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Something that one does not know the name of.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thingamajig · thingamajig · English
thingamajig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | thingamajig |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thingamajig” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thingamajig is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Something that one does not know the name of.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for thingamajig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc. Earliest citation from 1824 as thingumajigs. The correct English form is thingamajig, spelled T-H-I-N-G-A-M-A-J-I-G.
Definition
- 1Something that one does not know the name of.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how thingamajig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
"– – Engeneerin' is a cinch – All y' gotta do is shove one thingamajigg an' pull 'nother – –"
Etymology
From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc. Earliest citation from 1824 as thingumajigs.
Synonyms
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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.