cockeyed
/ˈkɒkˌaɪd/
"cockeyed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cockeyed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having both eyes oriented inward, cross-eyed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cockeyed · cockeyed · English
cockeyed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | cockeyed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkɒkˌaɪd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cockeyed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cockeyed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkɒkˌaɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cockeyed in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cock + eyed. The correct English form is cockeyed, spelled C-O-C-K-E-Y-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having both eyes oriented inward, cross-eyed.
- 2Crooked or askew.
- 3Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
- 4Drunk.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cockeyed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1950, Langston Hughes, Simple Speaks His Mind, Chapter 12, in The Early Simple Stories, The Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Volume 7, edited by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, University of Missouri Press, 2002, p. 60–61, This morning I paid seventy cents for two little old dried-up slivers of bacon and one cockeyed egg.
The Velcro closure of one sneaker had come loose and stuck up like a cockeyed tongue.
Etymology
From cock + eyed.
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.