scrooge-like
"scrooge-like" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scrooge-like” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Like a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-scrooge-like · scrooge-like · English
scrooge-like · 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 "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 | scrooge-like |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “scrooge-like” in English
Rare enough to double-check
scrooge-like is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Like a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for scrooge-like, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From scrooge + -like. The correct English form is scrooge-like, spelled S-C-R-O-O-G-E---L-I-K-E.
Definition
- 1Like a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how scrooge-like appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In 1963, there was even more of a shutdown [at Christmas]. The Western and London Midland Regions ran no trains, with the rest of the network having the "barest of skeleton services". The Daily Herald called Beeching's cuts "the most scrooge-like... in railway history".
Etymology
From scrooge + -like.
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.