redheaded

adj

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"redheaded" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“redheaded” is uncommon English (frequency #63,190 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,190
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having red hair.

Corpus desk

Index EN-redheaded · redheaded · English

redheaded · rank #63,190 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,190
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH redeploy

Nearest frequency peer: redeploy (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “redheaded”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “redheaded” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for redheaded
PropertyValue
Headwordredheaded
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,190
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “redheaded” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).redheadedfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “redeploy” (#63,189), “reeking” (#63,192), “redecorate” (#63,187). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “redheaded” is #63,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

redheaded is uncommon English at frequency #63,190 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for redheaded, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From red + headed. The correct English form is redheaded, spelled R-E-D-H-E-A-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having red hair.
  2. 2
    Having a red head.

Etymology

From red + headed.

This word in other languages

pelirrojo(Español)roux(Français)rothaarig(Deutsch)ruivo(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "redheaded"?
"redheaded" is spelled R-E-D-H-E-A-D-E-D.
What does "redheaded" mean?
As an adjective, "redheaded" means: Having red hair.
What is the origin of the word "redheaded"?
From red + headed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "redheaded", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reexamine#63,194quiescent#63,169powerline#63,151poignancy#63,147

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list