high and mighty
"high-and-mighty" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“high and mighty” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-high-and-mighty · high and mighty · English
high and mighty · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | high and mighty |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “high and mighty” in English
Rare enough to double-check
high and mighty is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for high and mighty, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is high and mighty, spelled H-I-G-H- -A-N-D- -M-I-G-H-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.
- 2A courtesy title applied to members of the States General of the Dutch Republic
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how high and mighty appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The high and mighty are to be found at the Fairlawn Country Club on pleasant afternoons.
Ever since she was placed in the gifted program, she's become so high and mighty that no one wants to be near her.
This word in other languages
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.