whackjob
/ˈ(h)wækd͡ʒɑb/
"whackjob" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“whackjob” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A crazy, possibly dangerous, person.
Corpus desk
Index EN-whackjob · whackjob · English
whackjob · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | whackjob |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈ(h)wækd͡ʒɑb/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “whackjob” in English
Rare enough to double-check
whackjob is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈ(h)wækd͡ʒɑb/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A crazy, possibly dangerous, person.".
whackjob has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From whack(y) + job(bie). The correct English form is whackjob, spelled W-H-A-C-K-J-O-B.
Definition
- 1A crazy, possibly dangerous, person.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how whackjob appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"He called the guy who owns the gun shop a 'whackjob' and said he's going to take him down if it's the last thing he does."
One of America's most prominent Confederistas is Michael Hill, head whackjob at the looney League of the South—an obscure organization that has already declared southern cultural independence.
Etymology
From whack(y) + job(bie).
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.