load of bull

noun

"load-of-bull" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).

Corpus desk

Index EN-load-of-bull · load of bull · English

load of bull · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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.

Key facts for load of bull
PropertyValue
Headwordload of bull
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “load of bull” in English

load of bullsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

load of bull is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for load of bull, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is load of bull, spelled L-O-A-D- -O-F- -B-U-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Something that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
  2. 2
    Any worthless structure or device.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how load of bull appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. They said he survived the fall? What a load of bull!
  2. Take this load of bull back where you bought it and get your money back.

Synonyms

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 "load of bull"?
"load of bull" is spelled L-O-A-D- -O-F- -B-U-L-L.
What does "load of bull" mean?
As a noun, "load of bull" means: Something that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
What language does "load of bull" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list