leadfoot
/ˈlɛd.fʊt/noun
leadfoot is spelled L-E-A-D-F-O-O-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leadfoot means “One who drives quickly or without subtlety, one who often engages in and/or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leadfoot is leadfeet or leadfoots.
How many letters and syllables are in leadfoot?
| Letters | 8: L-E-A-D-F-O-O-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 leadfoot?
Leadfoot appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 leadfoot?
- /ˈlɛd.fʊt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-leadfoot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of leadfoot
- leadfeet plural
- leadfoots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leadfoot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who drives quickly or without subtlety, one who often engages in and/or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often.
The leadfoot screeched to a stop inches from the tree.
- 2
A driver who does not compensate the throttle position of the vehicle for road conditions or terrain, invariably slowing down while going uphill and speeding up while going downhill.
Out of the way, leadfoot!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does leadfoot come from?
From lead (“a heavy metal”) + foot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).