sidesplitting

adj

"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

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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.

Key facts for sidesplitting
PropertyValue
Headwordsidesplitting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sidesplitting” in English

sidesplittingfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Exceptionally funny; hilarious.
  2. 2
    Of laughter, intensely uncontrollable and genuine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sidesplitting"?
"sidesplitting" is spelled S-I-D-E-S-P-L-I-T-T-I-N-G.
What does "sidesplitting" mean?
As an adjective, "sidesplitting" means: Exceptionally funny; hilarious.
What is the origin of the word "sidesplitting"?
From side + splitting. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list