apeshit
/ˈeɪp.ʃɪt/
"apeshit" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apeshit” is uncommon English (frequency #83,001 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,001
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Out of control due to anger or excitement.
Corpus desk
Index EN-apeshit · apeshit · English
apeshit · rank #83,001 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,001
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH antislavery
Nearest frequency peer: antislavery (-2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “apeshit”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- anthropoid
anthropoid
17,003 corpus weight
- antislavery
antislavery
17,002 corpus weight
- apeshit
apeshit
17,000 corpus weight
- Appleyard
Appleyard
16,998 corpus weight
- arcanum
arcanum
16,997 corpus weight
- Armagnac
Armagnac
16,996 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “apeshit” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apeshit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈeɪp.ʃɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #83,001 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “apeshit” in English
Rare enough to double-check
apeshit is uncommon English at frequency #83,001 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈeɪp.ʃɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
apeshit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ape + shit, possibly from the tendency of certain primate species to throw faeces when extremely annoyed. The correct English form is apeshit, spelled A-P-E-S-H-I-T.
Definition
- 1Out of control due to anger or excitement.
- 2awesome
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apeshit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I told him the bad news, and he went apeshit.
Naturally, the touchy airline crew went apeshit and when the plane landed, the LAPD was waiting for Mr. Zizza.
Etymology
From ape + shit, possibly from the tendency of certain primate species to throw faeces when extremely annoyed.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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