hairbrained
adjective
hairbrained is spelled H-A-I-R-B-R-A-I-N-E-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hairbrained means “Alternative form of harebrained” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hairbrained?
| Letters | 11: H-A-I-R-B-R-A-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 hairbrained?
Hairbrained appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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).
Forms of hairbrained
- more hairbrained comparative
- most hairbrained superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hairbrained mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of harebrained.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hairbrained come from?
From hair + brained.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).