hung like a bull

adj

"hung-like-a-bull" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hung like a bull” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having a particularly large penis.

Key facts for hung like a bull
PropertyValue
Headwordhung like a bull
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hung like a bull” sits in English frequency

hung like a bull falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hung like a bull is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a particularly large penis.".

hung like a bull doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is hung like a bull, spelled H-U-N-G- -L-I-K-E- -A- -B-U-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a particularly large penis.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hung like a bull"?
"hung like a bull" is spelled H-U-N-G- -L-I-K-E- -A- -B-U-L-L.
What does "hung like a bull" mean?
As an adjective, "hung like a bull" means: Having a particularly large penis.
What language does "hung like a bull" come from?
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Using “hung like a bull”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is H-U-N-G- -L-I-K-E- -A- -B-U-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list