sleepyhead
/ˈslipiˌhɛd/noun
sleepyhead is spelled S-L-E-E-P-Y-H-E-A-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sleepyhead means “A sleepy person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sleepyhead is sleepyheads.
How many letters and syllables are in sleepyhead?
| Letters | 10: S-L-E-E-P-Y-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sleepyhead?
Sleepyhead appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sleepyhead?
- US /ˈslipiˌhɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sleepyhead.wav, En-au-sleepy_head.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sleepyhead
- sleepyheads plural
- sleepy head
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sleepyhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA sleepy person.
Hey now sleepyhead, it's time for you to go to bed.
- 2
The ruddy duck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sleepyhead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sleepy person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | endormi, endormie |
| German | Schlafmütze, Schlafhaube |
| Portuguese | dorminhoco, dorminhoca |
| Spanish | dormilón, dormilona, modorro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sleepyhead come from?
From sleepy + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).