blockhead
noun, verb
blockhead is spelled B-L-O-C-K-H-E-A-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blockhead means “A stupid person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blockhead is blockheads.
How many letters and syllables are in blockhead?
| Letters | 9: B-L-O-C-K-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is blockhead?
Blockhead appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 blockhead?
- US
- US
Blockhead has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: Blockhead_US.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-blockhead.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with blockhead
Also written: block-head (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of blockhead
- blockheads plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- block head
- block-head
- blockheading participle, present
- blockheaded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blockhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialA stupid person.
- 2
Short for human blockhead
verb
- 1
To perform as a human blockhead.
- 2
rareTo behave in a stupid manner.
noun
- 1
slangA fan of the American boy band New Kids on the Block.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blockhead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stupid person:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does blockhead come from?
1532, block (noun) + -head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).