copperhead
noun
copperhead is spelled C-O-P-P-E-R-H-E-A-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, copperhead means “A venomous pit viper of species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in parts of North America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of copperhead is copperheads.
How many letters and syllables are in copperhead?
| Letters | 10: C-O-P-P-E-R-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is copperhead?
Copperhead appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce copperhead?
- US
- Australia
Copperhead has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-copperhead.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-copperhead.wav, En-au-Copperhead.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of copperhead
- copperheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does copperhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A venomous pit viper of species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in parts of North America.
- 2
A water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
- 3
A Chinese copperhead (Deinagkistrodon acutus), a venomous pit viper species found in Southeast Asia
- 4
Any Australian copperhead (Austrelaps spp.), a venomous elapid found in southern Australia and Tasmania.
- 5
A copperhead rat snake (Coelognathus radiatus, syn. Elaphe radiata), a non-venomous colubrid species found in southern Asia.
- 6
derogatorySomeone with ginger hair.
noun
- 1
USslangA northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during the American Civil War.
- 2
USderogatoryAny member of the Democratic party.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does copperhead come from?
From copper + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).