shitfaced

adj

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

The verdict

“shitfaced” is uncommon English (frequency #72,759 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,759
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very drunk.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shitfaced · shitfaced · English

shitfaced · rank #72,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,759
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shinkansen

Nearest frequency peer: shinkansen (-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 “shitfaced”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for shitfaced
PropertyValue
Headwordshitfaced
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “shitfaced” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).shitfacedfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “shinkansen” (#72,758), “Shreve” (#72,761), “Shayna” (#72,756). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shitfaced” is #72,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shitfaced is uncommon English at frequency #72,759 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for shitfaced in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From shit + faced. The correct English form is shitfaced, spelled S-H-I-T-F-A-C-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Very drunk.
  2. 2
    Under the influence of mind-altering drugs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how shitfaced appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. When they brought in that keg, I knew I was going to get shitfaced.
  2. Jim and Myron LaFleur, with the entire beer cooler and wine rack at their disposal, were abysmally shitfaced.

Etymology

From shit + faced.

Synonyms

drunkstoned

This word in other languages

sturzbesoffen(Deutsch)

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 "shitfaced"?
"shitfaced" is spelled S-H-I-T-F-A-C-E-D.
What does "shitfaced" mean?
As an adjective, "shitfaced" means: Very drunk.
What is the origin of the word "shitfaced"?
From shit + faced. 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 "shitfaced", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Stenhouse#72,789ruination#72,727rightward#72,717rideshare#72,715

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list