wolf's head
"wolf-s-head" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wolf's head” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - In mediaeval times, an outlaw; one who may be slain without judicial enquiry.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wolf-s-head · wolf's head · English
wolf's head · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | wolf's head |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “wolf's head” in English
Rare enough to double-check
wolf's head is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In mediaeval times, an outlaw; one who may be slain without judicial enquiry.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wolf's head, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Latin caput lupinum. The correct English form is wolf's head, spelled W-O-L-F-'-S- -H-E-A-D.
Definition
- 1In mediaeval times, an outlaw; one who may be slain without judicial enquiry.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wolf's head appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Bonny times,” he said, “I have lived to see, when a lad of Earl Oslac’s blood is sent out of the land, a beggar and a wolf’s head, for playing a boy’s trick or two, and upsetting a shaveling priest.”.
Etymology
Calque of Latin caput lupinum.
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.