mischief-maker
"mischief-maker" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mischief-maker” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who makes mischief.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mischief-maker · mischief-maker · English
mischief-maker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mischief-maker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mischief-maker” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mischief-maker is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who makes mischief.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mischief-maker, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is mischief-maker, spelled M-I-S-C-H-I-E-F---M-A-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who makes mischief.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mischief-maker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He also revelled in controversy and was a great mischief-maker and stirrer-up of trouble[.]
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.