double-headed
"double-headed" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“double-headed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having two heads.
Corpus desk
Index EN-double-headed · double-headed · English
double-headed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | double-headed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “double-headed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
double-headed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for double-headed in our index, 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is double-headed, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E---H-E-A-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having two heads.
- 2Of a coin, having a head on both sides, especially when counterfeited by being constructed from two separate coins.
- 3Of a train, hauled by two locomotives.
- 4Synonym of sepmag (“having separately recorded picture and soundtrack”).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how double-headed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a double-headed serpent
double-headed muscles
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.