whatsitsname
"whatsitsname" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“whatsitsname” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind.
Corpus desk
Index EN-whatsitsname · whatsitsname · English
whatsitsname · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | whatsitsname |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “whatsitsname” in English
Rare enough to double-check
whatsitsname is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind.".
whatsitsname has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From what's + its + name. The correct English form is whatsitsname, spelled W-H-A-T-S-I-T-S-N-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how whatsitsname appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hey, hand me the whatitsname, will you? I need to tighten the doodah on this thingummybob.
Don’t forget to feed whatsitsname.
Etymology
From what's + its + name.
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.