withgo
"withgo" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“withgo” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To go against; oppose; transgress.
Corpus desk
Index EN-withgo · withgo · English
withgo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | withgo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “withgo” in English
Rare enough to double-check
withgo is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for withgo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English withgon (“to be in opposition to, vanish”), from Old English wiþgān (“to go against, oppose, pass away, vanish, disappear”), equivalent to with- + go. The correct English form is withgo, spelled W-I-T-H-G-O.
Definition
- 1To go against; oppose; transgress.
- 2To forgo; give up; pass up; forfeit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how withgo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bisbie, being then in the 55th year of his age, and 30th year of his incumbency, by vertue of an unrighteous Act of a factious and rebellious convention, was deprived of the rectory of Long Melford for not withgoing his faith and sworn allegiance to King James the Second and transferring it to William, Prince of Orange.
"[...] In the name of all that is dear to you, let us help you to withgo the vengeance."
Etymology
From Middle English withgon (“to be in opposition to, vanish”), from Old English wiþgān (“to go against, oppose, pass away, vanish, disappear”), equivalent to with- + go.
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.