cold-blooded
/ˈkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/
"cold-blooded" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cold-blooded” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having an unregulated body temperature; ectothermic.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cold-blooded |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cold-blooded” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cold-blooded is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
cold-blooded has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. 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 cold blood + -ed. The correct English form is cold-blooded, spelled C-O-L-D---B-L-O-O-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having an unregulated body temperature; ectothermic.
- 2Lacking emotion or compunction.
- 3Of a type of horse: tall and muscular, usually good-natured and suitable for heavy work.
- 4Of an engine or vehicle: difficult to start; runs poorly until warmed up.
Etymology
From cold blood + -ed.
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.
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Using “cold-blooded”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-L-D---B-L-O-O-D-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/ (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
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.