closemouthed
"closemouthed" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“closemouthed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reticent, secretive or uncommunicative
Corpus desk
Index EN-closemouthed · closemouthed · English
closemouthed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | closemouthed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “closemouthed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
closemouthed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "reticent, secretive or uncommunicative".
closemouthed doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From close + mouthed. The correct English form is closemouthed, spelled C-L-O-S-E-M-O-U-T-H-E-D.
Definition
- 1reticent, secretive or uncommunicative
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how closemouthed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As much so as possible; they have hardly a way that you would like, my dear ma'am; and are as closemouthed as if they were afraid of committing themselves.
Instructors were notoriously closemouthed about their gunnery techniques.
Etymology
From close + mouthed.
This word in other languages
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.