Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thank god

/ˈθæŋk ˌɡɒd/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables: thank-God
IPA: /ˈθæŋk ˌɡɒd/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used to express gratitude or relief, either literally (religiously) or figuratively (nonreligiously).

intj

Alternative form of thank God.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: (synonymous in nonliteral usage) thank goodness, thank heavens; (similar intent) praise be, praise be to God, praise the Lord; (non-Abrahamic, including polytheistic, often facetiously/nonreligiously) thank gods, thank Goddess, thank goddesses; (irreverently, obscenely) thank fuck; (Judaism) baruch Hashem; (Islam) alhamdulillah"
"There is the story of the famous Hollywood glamour photographer who cooled his heels around Washington for three months while waiting for one of our leading commanders, and then was granted exactly 15 minutes for the sitting. […] Our military leaders simply don't have time for such trivia. Thank God!"
"I always wondered what it takes / Fifteen stitches and a soft parody / To make my eyes be like deceit / Believe the sting proves heart to me / Now I know that you love me / Thank God that you love at all / Dislocated at the joint / Timing is everything in the bed / 'Cause you'll sleep for hours to keep away / Then sink the teeth and bat your eyes"

Etymology

Of present subjunctive mood; semantically equivalent to God be thanked.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈθæŋk ˌɡɒd/

Inflected Forms

thank God ! (canonical)

Phrases

by the Grace of God God willing please God thank you thank gods

Frequently Paired Words

by the Grace of God God willing please God thanksgiving thank you thank gods

Synonyms

thanks be thank goodness thank heavens praise be praise be to God praise the Lord thank gods thank Goddess thank goddesses thank fuck baruch Hashem alhamdulillah

Questions

How do you pronounce thank god?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθæŋk ˌɡɒd/.
What does thank god mean?: Used to express gratitude or relief, either literally (religiously) or figuratively (nonreligiously).
Where does thank god come from?: Of present subjunctive mood; semantically equivalent to God be thanked.

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