weak-minded
"weak-minded" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“weak-minded” 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 September 3, 2026) - Having or exhibiting a mind that lacks steadfastness, resoluteness or especially judgment; not strong-minded.
Corpus desk
Index EN-weak-minded · weak-minded · English
weak-minded · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | weak-minded |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “weak-minded” in English
Rare enough to double-check
weak-minded is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
weak-minded doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From weak + minded. Probably related to weak (“mentally or intellectually deficient”). The correct English form is weak-minded, spelled W-E-A-K---M-I-N-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having or exhibiting a mind that lacks steadfastness, resoluteness or especially judgment; not strong-minded.
- 2Mentally or intellectually deficient; feeble-minded; half-witted.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how weak-minded appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jabba the Hutt: I told you not to admit him. / Luke Skywalker: I must be allowed to speak. / Bib Fortuna: He must be allowed to speak. / Jabba the Hutt: You weak-minded fool! He's using an old Jedi mind trick! / Luke Skywalker: You will bring Captain Solo and the wookie to me. / Jabba the Hutt: Your mind powers will not work on me, boy.
Stupid, she told herself. Vain, weak-minded, and stupid.
Etymology
From weak + minded. Probably related to weak (“mentally or intellectually deficient”).
Synonyms
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.