sidesplitting
"sidesplitting" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sidesplitting” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exceptionally funny; hilarious.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sidesplitting · sidesplitting · English
sidesplitting · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | sidesplitting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sidesplitting” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sidesplitting is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sidesplitting, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From side + splitting. The correct English form is sidesplitting, spelled S-I-D-E-S-P-L-I-T-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Exceptionally funny; hilarious.
- 2Of laughter, intensely uncontrollable and genuine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sidesplitting appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We saw a sidesplitting film last night.
Etymology
From side + splitting.
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.