nutso
/ˈnʌ.t͡soʊ/adjective, noun, adverb
nutso is spelled N-U-T-S-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nutso means “Crazy, insane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nutso?
| Letters | 5: N-U-T-S-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nutso?
Nutso appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nutso?
- US /ˈnʌ.t͡soʊ/
- UK /ˈnʌt.soʊ/
Nutso has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with nutso?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nutso (/ʌtsoʊ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: snout, tonus.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of nutso
- more nutso comparative
- most nutso superlative
- nutzo
- nutsos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nutso mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
colloquialCrazy, insane.
- 2
colloquialFraught or out of control.
- 3
colloquialObsessed; overly enthusiastic.
- 4
colloquialRidiculous; unbelievable or silly.
noun
- 1
colloquialA crazy person; a crackpot or lunatic.
- 2
colloquialCraziness; insanity.
adverb
- 1
colloquialMadly; extremely or obsessively.
- 2
colloquialIn a crazy manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nutso come from?
From nuts + -o.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).