cowhearted
"cowhearted" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cowhearted” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cowardly
Corpus desk
Index EN-cowhearted · cowhearted · English
cowhearted · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | cowhearted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cowhearted” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cowhearted is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cowardly".
cowhearted has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cow + hearted. The correct English form is cowhearted, spelled C-O-W-H-E-A-R-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1cowardly
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cowhearted appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Lady Powis […] patted him with her fan, and called him a cowhearted fellow.
Pfhaw, I Cow-hearted! I'm as bold as a Lyon!
Etymology
From cow + hearted.
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.