pinhead
/ˈpɪn.hɛd/
"pinhead" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pinhead” is an uncommon English word, ranked #63,892 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #63,892
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The head of a pin. (Frequently used in size comparisons.)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pinhead |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɪn.hɛd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,892 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pinhead” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for pinhead is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpɪn.hɛd/. Corpus data places it at rank #63,892 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pinhead, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From pin + head. The correct English form is pinhead, spelled P-I-N-H-E-A-D.
Definition
- 1The head of a pin. (Frequently used in size comparisons.)
- 2A foolish or stupid person.
- 3A telemark skier.
- 4A human head that is unusually tapered or small, often due to microcephaly, or a person with that trait. Often promoted in freak shows as "human pinheads".
- 5A newborn cricket used as food for pets.
- 6The immature juvenile fruiting body of a mushroom prior to its gills opening.
Etymology
From pin + head.
This word in other languages
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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Using “pinhead”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-I-N-H-E-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɪn.hɛd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.