scatterbrained
/ˈskætə(ɹ)ˌbɹeɪnd/
"scatterbrained" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scatterbrained” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.
Corpus desk
Index EN-scatterbrained · scatterbrained · English
scatterbrained · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | scatterbrained |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈskætə(ɹ)ˌbɹeɪnd/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “scatterbrained” in English
Rare enough to double-check
scatterbrained is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈskætə(ɹ)ˌbɹeɪnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for scatterbrained, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From scatter + brained. The correct English form is scatterbrained, spelled S-C-A-T-T-E-R-B-R-A-I-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.
Etymology
From scatter + brained.
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.