egghead
/ˈɛɡˌhɛd/noun
egghead is spelled E-G-G-H-E-A-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, egghead means “A bald person, especially a man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of egghead is eggheads.
How many letters and syllables are in egghead?
| Letters | 7: E-G-G-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is egghead?
Egghead appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce egghead?
- US /ˈɛɡˌhɛd/
Egghead has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-egghead.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of egghead
- eggheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does egghead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryA bald person, especially a man.
- 2
A bald head.
- 3
derogatoryAn intellectual, especially one who is insensitive, pedantic, or out of touch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Egghead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crâne d'œuf , intello |
| German | Eierkopf, Fliegenbeinzähler |
| Spanish | lumbrera, cerebrito, cerebrín, pitagorín, luminaria |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does egghead come from?
From egg + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).