thickset
/ˈθɪkˌsɛt/
"thickset" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thickset” 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) - Having a relatively short, heavy build.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thickset · thickset · English
thickset · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | thickset |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈθɪkˌsɛt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thickset” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thickset is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈθɪkˌsɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for thickset in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From thick + set. The correct English form is thickset, spelled T-H-I-C-K-S-E-T.
Definition
- 1Having a relatively short, heavy build.
- 2Densely crowded together; made up of things that are densely crowded together; closely planted.
- 3Densely covered (with something).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how thickset appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a thickset, muscular figure
a thickset workhorse
Etymology
From thick + set.
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.