two-tongued
"two-tongued" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“two-tongued” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having two tongues; double-tongued.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | two-tongued |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “two-tongued” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
two-tongued is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for two-tongued, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English two-tounged, two tungyd, equivalent to two + tongued. Compare twi-tongued. The correct English form is two-tongued, spelled T-W-O---T-O-N-G-U-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having two tongues; double-tongued.
- 2Deceitful; lying; two-faced.
- 3Possessing the ability to speak two languages; synonym of bilingual.
Etymology
From Middle English two-tounged, two tungyd, equivalent to two + tongued. Compare twi-tongued.
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.
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Using “two-tongued”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-W-O---T-O-N-G-U-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.