thingamajig
/ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/
"thingamajig" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thingamajig” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Something that one does not know the name of.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thingamajig |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “thingamajig” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for thingamajig is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
Etymology
From thingum or thingummy + jig, metrically patterned like gobbledygook, rigamarole. Compare thingamabob, etc. Earliest citation from 1824 as thingumajigs.
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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.
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Using “thingamajig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-H-I-N-G-A-M-A-J-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.