bighead
/ˈbɪɡˌhɛd/noun
bighead is spelled B-I-G-H-E-A-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bighead means “A person with an inflated opinion of themselves; a conceited or arrogant person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bighead is bigheads.
How many letters and syllables are in bighead?
| Letters | 7: B-I-G-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bighead?
Bighead appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bighead?
- /ˈbɪɡˌhɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bighead.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bighead
- bigheads plural
- big head
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bighead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialA person with an inflated opinion of themselves; a conceited or arrogant person.
- 2
colloquialAny of several species of fish having a large head.
- 3
colloquialAny of several animal diseases that cause swelling of the head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bighead come from?
From big + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).