morbidly obese
"morbidly-obese" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“morbidly obese” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Obese to an extent that is life-threatening.
Corpus desk
Index EN-morbidly-obese · morbidly obese · English
morbidly obese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | morbidly obese |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “morbidly obese” in English
Rare enough to double-check
morbidly obese is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obese to an extent that is life-threatening.".
morbidly obese has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is morbidly obese, spelled M-O-R-B-I-D-L-Y- -O-B-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1Obese to an extent that is life-threatening.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how morbidly obese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Which raises an interesting question: Is Trump actually morbidly obese?
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.