two-legged

/tuːˈlɛɡɪd/

//tuːˈlɛɡɪd// adj

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"two-legged" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“two-legged” 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 May 6, 2026) - Having or furnished with two legs, or leg-like appendages.

Corpus desk

Index EN-two-legged · two-legged · English

two-legged · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 two-legged
PropertyValue
Headwordtwo-legged
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tuːˈlɛɡɪd/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “two-legged” sits in English frequency

two-legged falls 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

two-legged is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having or furnished with two legs, or leg-like appendages.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for two-legged, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From two + legged. The correct English form is two-legged, spelled T-W-O---L-E-G-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having or furnished with two legs, or leg-like appendages.

Etymology

From two + legged.

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "two-legged"?
"two-legged" is spelled T-W-O---L-E-G-G-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/.
What does "two-legged" mean?
As an adjective, "two-legged" means: Having or furnished with two legs, or leg-like appendages.
How do you pronounce "two-legged"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "two-legged" is /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "two-legged"?
From two + legged. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list