quakebuttock
/ˈkweɪkˌbʌtək/
"quakebuttock" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quakebuttock” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A coward.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quakebuttock · quakebuttock · English
quakebuttock · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | quakebuttock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkweɪkˌbʌtək/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quakebuttock” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quakebuttock is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkweɪkˌbʌtək/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A coward.".
quakebuttock doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From quake + buttock. The word was rare before the 20th century but appears to have experienced a revival. The correct English form is quakebuttock, spelled Q-U-A-K-E-B-U-T-T-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1A coward.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quakebuttock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
See what theſe times are grown to, before twenty / I ruſh'd into the world, which is indeed / Much like the Art of ſwiming, he that will attain to't / Muſt fall plump, and duck himſelf at firſt, / And that will make him hardy and advent'rous, / And not ſtand putting in one foot, and ſhiver, / And then draw t'other after, like a quake-buttock; [...]
Not fitting speech, Kor. Quakebuttock, some would have called him. Coward. But I knew he was no coward, and though I wanted to rail at him in anger, heartache would not let me. Not yet.
Etymology
From quake + buttock. The word was rare before the 20th century but appears to have experienced a revival.
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.