put one's foot in one's mouth
"put-one-s-foot-in-one-s-mouth" is a 22-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“put one's foot in one's mouth” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 29
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.
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Index EN-put-one-s-foot-in-one-s- · put one's foot in one's mouth · English
put one's foot in one's mouth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 29 letters
- VOW-10 10 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | put one's foot in one's mouth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 29 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “put one's foot in one's mouth” in English
Rare enough to double-check
put one's foot in one's mouth is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.".
put one's foot in one's mouth has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Attested from 1887; from earlier put one's foot in it. The correct English form is put one's foot in one's mouth, spelled P-U-T- -O-N-E-'-S- -F-O-O-T- -I-N- -O-N-E-'-S- -M-O-U-T-H.
Definition
- 1To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how put one's foot in one's mouth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I really put my foot in my mouth during the interview.
Etymology
Attested from 1887; from earlier put one's foot in it.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.