bufflehead
/ˈbʌfəlhɛd/noun
bufflehead is spelled B-U-F-F-L-E-H-E-A-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bufflehead means “A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bufflehead is buffleheads.
How many letters and syllables are in bufflehead?
| Letters | 10: B-U-F-F-L-E-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 bufflehead?
Bufflehead appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 bufflehead?
- /ˈbʌfəlhɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bufflehead
- buffleheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bufflehead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.
- 2
obsoleteOne who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bufflehead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a duck in the goldeneye genus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | garrot albéole, petit garrot |
| German | Büffelkopfente |
| Portuguese | pato-de-touca-branca |
| Spanish | porrón coronado, pato moñudo, pato pinto, porrón albeola |
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 bufflehead come from?
Compound of buffle (“buffalo”) + head, so called for its large head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).