terrorsome

adj

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"terrorsome" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterised or marked by terror; frightful; frightening

Corpus desk

Index EN-terrorsome · terrorsome · English

terrorsome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for terrorsome
PropertyValue
Headwordterrorsome
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “terrorsome” in English

terrorsomeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

terrorsome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characterised or marked by terror; frightful; frightening".

No generated misspelling entries exist for terrorsome in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From terror + -some. The correct English form is terrorsome, spelled T-E-R-R-O-R-S-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Characterised or marked by terror; frightful; frightening

Etymology

From terror + -some.

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 "terrorsome"?
"terrorsome" is spelled T-E-R-R-O-R-S-O-M-E.
What does "terrorsome" mean?
As an adjective, "terrorsome" means: Characterised or marked by terror; frightful; frightening
What is the origin of the word "terrorsome"?
From terror + -some. 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