weak-minded
"weak-minded" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“weak-minded” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having or exhibiting a mind that lacks steadfastness, resoluteness or especially judgment; not strong-minded.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weak-minded |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weak-minded” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for weak-minded is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “weak-minded”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-E-A-K---M-I-N-D-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.