crazy as a bedbug
"crazy-as-a-bedbug" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crazy as a bedbug” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Utterly mad; insane.
Corpus desk
Index EN-crazy-as-a-bedbug · crazy as a bedbug · English
crazy as a bedbug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | crazy as a bedbug |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “crazy as a bedbug” in English
Rare enough to double-check
crazy as a bedbug is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Utterly mad; insane.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for crazy as a bedbug, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is crazy as a bedbug, spelled C-R-A-Z-Y- -A-S- -A- -B-E-D-B-U-G.
Definition
- 1Utterly mad; insane.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how crazy as a bedbug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The old lady may be as crazy as a bedbug, but she could be right about something moving in after dark.
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.