cunthead

/ˈkʌntˌhɛd/

//ˈkʌntˌhɛd// noun

"cunthead" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A stupid or otherwise undesirable person.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cunthead · cunthead · English

cunthead · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for cunthead
PropertyValue
Headwordcunthead
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkʌntˌhɛd/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cunthead” in English

cuntheadranks 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

cunthead is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkʌntˌhɛd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A stupid or otherwise undesirable person.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cunthead in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cunt + head. Dysphemistically modelled after dickhead. The correct English form is cunthead, spelled C-U-N-T-H-E-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A stupid or otherwise undesirable person.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cunthead appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Now, if some other posh cunthead's yacht came cruising in here, a great bloody big one, with sun decks and a swimming pool and flunkies in white coats...

Etymology

From cunt + head. Dysphemistically modelled after dickhead.

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 "cunthead"?
"cunthead" is spelled C-U-N-T-H-E-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌntˌhɛd/.
What does "cunthead" mean?
As a noun, "cunthead" means: A stupid or otherwise undesirable person.
How do you pronounce "cunthead"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cunthead" is /ˈkʌntˌhɛd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "cunthead"?
From cunt + head. Dysphemistically modelled after dickhead. 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