off one's head
"off-one-s-head" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“off one's head” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. 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) - Insane, crazy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-off-one-s-head · off one's head · English
off one's head · 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 "O" 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 | off one's head |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “off one's head” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
off one's head is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for off one's head, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is off one's head, spelled O-F-F- -O-N-E-'-S- -H-E-A-D.
Definition
- 1Insane, crazy.
- 2Temporarily mentally unstable; very distressed.
- 3Under the influence of drugs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how off one's head appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The kettles they boiled with rage, 'tis said/While ev'ry nail went off its head[…]
When I had finished I went and saw poor Leo, who was quite off his head, and did not even know me.
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.
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