meddlesome
/ˈmɛdəlsəm/
"meddlesome" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“meddlesome” is uncommon English (frequency #79,747 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,747
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterized or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.
Corpus desk
Index EN-meddlesome · meddlesome · English
meddlesome · rank #79,747 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,747
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH McKibben
Nearest frequency peer: McKibben (-2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “meddlesome”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- McCallister
McCallister
20,258 corpus weight
- McDiarmid
McDiarmid
20,257 corpus weight
- McKibben
McKibben
20,256 corpus weight
- meddlesome
meddlesome
20,254 corpus weight
- meikle
meikle
20,250 corpus weight
- Melnyk
Melnyk
20,249 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “meddlesome” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meddlesome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmɛdəlsəm/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #79,747 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “meddlesome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
meddlesome is uncommon English at frequency #79,747 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmɛdəlsəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characterized or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.".
Zero misspellings are on record for meddlesome in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From meddle + -some. The correct English form is meddlesome, spelled M-E-D-D-L-E-S-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Characterized or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how meddlesome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If those meddlesome kids hadn't turned me in, I'd have gotten away with my nefarious scheme!
As this was well before the meddlesome days in which we now live, can Mr. Cox explain why this plan was never carried out?
Etymology
From meddle + -some.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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