hotheaded
adjective
hotheaded is spelled H-O-T-H-E-A-D-E-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hotheaded means “Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hotheaded?
| Letters | 9: H-O-T-H-E-A-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 hotheaded?
Hotheaded appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 hotheaded?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hotheaded.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hotheaded
- more hotheaded comparative
- most hotheaded superlative
- hot-headed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hotheaded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hotheaded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead; easily excited or angered:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | hitzköpfig |
| Spanish | fogoso, impetuoso, exaltado |
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 hotheaded come from?
From hot + headed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).