scapegrace
/ˈskeɪpɡɹeɪs/
"scapegrace" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scapegrace” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
Corpus desk
Index EN-scapegrace · scapegrace · English
scapegrace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | scapegrace |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskeɪpɡɹeɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “scapegrace” in English
Rare enough to double-check
scapegrace is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskeɪpɡɹeɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for scapegrace, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From scape (“(archaic) escape”) + grace (“grace of god”). The correct English form is scapegrace, spelled S-C-A-P-E-G-R-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scapegrace appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He is now laden with that superabundant energy which makes a fool of a man, and a scapegrace of a boy, and he wants to work it off.
An infantry officer in the trenches, Graves wrote of his rocky and scapegrace return to civilian life: "I still had the Army Habit of commandeering anything of uncertain ownership that I found lying about; also a difficulty in telling the truth--it was always easier for me now, when charged with any fault, to lie my way out in Army style."
Etymology
From scape (“(archaic) escape”) + grace (“grace of god”).
Synonyms
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.