talksome

adj

"talksome" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“talksome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Given to much speaking; talkative; wordy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-talksome · talksome · English

talksome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for talksome
PropertyValue
Headwordtalksome
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “talksome” in English

talksomesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

talksome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Given to much speaking; talkative; wordy.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for talksome in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From talk + -some. Compare Dutch spraakzaam (“talksome”). The correct English form is talksome, spelled T-A-L-K-S-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Given to much speaking; talkative; wordy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. King Sigurd answered somewhat shortly: "Be thou as talksome as it pleases thee, but let me hold my peace for thee."
  2. With all the inventions they have in this new land, you would think some man would have invented a zip-her for a talksome woman's mouth.

Etymology

From talk + -some. Compare Dutch spraakzaam (“talksome”).

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 "talksome"?
"talksome" is spelled T-A-L-K-S-O-M-E.
What does "talksome" mean?
As an adjective, "talksome" means: Given to much speaking; talkative; wordy.
What is the origin of the word "talksome"?
From talk + -some. Compare Dutch spraakzaam (“talksome”). 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