butthead

/ˈbʌtˌhɛd/

//ˈbʌtˌhɛd// noun

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"butthead" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“butthead” is uncommon English (frequency #61,339 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,339
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.

Key facts for butthead
PropertyValue
Headwordbutthead
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbʌtˌhɛd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “butthead” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). butthead lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

butthead is uncommon English at frequency #61,339 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbʌtˌhɛd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for butthead, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From butt (“buttocks, backside”) + head. Compare buttface. The correct English form is butthead, spelled B-U-T-T-H-E-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.

Etymology

From butt (“buttocks, backside”) + head. Compare buttface.

Synonyms

jerk

This word in other languages

Blödmann(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "butthead"?
"butthead" is spelled B-U-T-T-H-E-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbʌtˌhɛd/.
What does "butthead" mean?
As a noun, "butthead" means: An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.
How do you pronounce "butthead"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "butthead" is /ˈbʌtˌhɛd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "butthead"?
From butt (“buttocks, backside”) + head. Compare buttface. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “butthead”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-U-T-T-H-E-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbʌtˌhɛd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list