boneheaded
adjective
boneheaded is spelled B-O-N-E-H-E-A-D-E-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, boneheaded means “Resembling or characteristic of a bonehead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in boneheaded?
| Letters | 10: B-O-N-E-H-E-A-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 boneheaded?
Boneheaded appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 boneheaded?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-boneheaded.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of boneheaded
- more boneheaded comparative
- most boneheaded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boneheaded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slangResembling or characteristic of a bonehead.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does boneheaded come from?
From bone + headed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).