light-headed
adjective
light-headed is spelled L-I-G-H-T-H-E-A-D-E-D: 11 letters. As an adjective, light-headed means “Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in light-headed?
| Letters | 11: L-I-G-H-T-H-E-A-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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 do you pronounce light-headed?
- 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-light-headed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with light-headed
Also written: lightheaded (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of light-headed
- lighter-headed comparative
- more light-headed comparative
- lightest-headed superlative
- most light-headed superlative
- lightheaded
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does light-headed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious.
- 2
Thoughtless; volatile; frivolous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Light-headed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense feeling faint:
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 light-headed come from?
From light (“lacking weight or mental gravity”, adjective) + headed (“having a head”, adjective).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).