chowderhead
/ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚhɛd/
"chowderhead" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chowderhead” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An idiot; a dummy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chowderhead · chowderhead · English
chowderhead · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chowderhead |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚhɛd/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chowderhead” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chowderhead is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚhɛd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An idiot; a dummy.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chowderhead in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Probably from a variant of jolterhead. The correct English form is chowderhead, spelled C-H-O-W-D-E-R-H-E-A-D.
Definition
- 1An idiot; a dummy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chowderhead appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Did you seriously think that was gonna work? You magnificent chowderhead! I saw that coming miles away!
Now when you run the program, you should get output similar to the following: Attempt to access array out of bounds, chowderhead!
Etymology
Probably from a variant of jolterhead.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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