cowardy custard

noun

"cowardy-custard" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cowardy custard” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A coward; a timid or fearful person.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cowardy-custard · cowardy custard · English

cowardy custard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for cowardy custard
PropertyValue
Headwordcowardy custard
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cowardy custard” in English

cowardy custardranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cowardy custard is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A coward; a timid or fearful person.".

cowardy custard doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Probably suggesting trembling in fear in the way that custard wobbles. The correct English form is cowardy custard, spelled C-O-W-A-R-D-Y- -C-U-S-T-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A coward; a timid or fearful person.

Etymology

Probably suggesting trembling in fear in the way that custard wobbles.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cowardy custard"?
"cowardy custard" is spelled C-O-W-A-R-D-Y- -C-U-S-T-A-R-D.
What does "cowardy custard" mean?
As a noun, "cowardy custard" means: A coward; a timid or fearful person.
What is the origin of the word "cowardy custard"?
Probably suggesting trembling in fear in the way that custard wobbles. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list