# weirdo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪədəʊ/ · frequency rank #18,993

## Definitions
1. A strange, odd, eccentric person.
2. An insane, possibly dangerous person.

## Etymology
From weird + -o (“person with characteristic”). The earliest documented usages date to the early 1950s in the United States. The similar Scottish word "weirdie" (also referring to an odd, unconventional person) is attested from earlier, in 1887.

## Easily confused with
- **weir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weir-vs-weirdo)
- **weird** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weird-vs-weirdo)
- **Weibo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weibo-vs-weirdo)
- **weirdly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weirdly-vs-weirdo)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ewirdo`, `weidro`, `weirddo`, `weirod`, `weirrdo`, `werido`, `wierdo`, `wweirdo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/weirdo