fathead
/ˈfæt.hɛd/noun
fathead is spelled F-A-T-H-E-A-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, fathead means “An idiot; a fool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fathead is fatheads.
How many letters and syllables are in fathead?
| Letters | 7: F-A-T-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fathead?
Fathead appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 fathead?
- /ˈfæt.hɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-fathead.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fathead
- fatheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fathead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryAn idiot; a fool.
You fathead! You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now it's spoiled!
- 2
A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow.
- 3
A labroid food fish of California; the California sheephead. Semicossyphus pulcher.
- 4
A blobfish, Psychrolutes microporos
- 5
Any of several species of fish of the genus Cubiceps
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fathead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Pimephales promelas:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Amerikanische Dickkopfelritze |
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 fathead come from?
From fat + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).