scare the shit out of
"scare-the-shit-out-of" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scare the shit out of” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make someone scared shitless.
Corpus desk
Index EN-scare-the-shit-out-of · scare the shit out of · English
scare the shit out of · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | scare the shit out of |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “scare the shit out of” in English
Rare enough to double-check
scare the shit out of is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To make someone scared shitless.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for scare the shit out of, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is scare the shit out of, spelled S-C-A-R-E- -T-H-E- -S-H-I-T- -O-U-T- -O-F.
Definition
- 1To make someone scared shitless.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scare the shit out of appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
That scared the shit out of me!
And he says, ‘we'll call you back soon, real soon, so get your ducks in a row’ and that scares the shit out of the corporate muckity-mucks.
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.