woolly-headed
/ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/
"woolly-headed" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“woolly-headed” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of nappy: having tightly curled and frizzy hair.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | woolly-headed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “woolly-headed” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for woolly-headed is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/. 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.
No misspelling variants are generated for woolly-headed in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is woolly-headed, spelled W-O-O-L-L-Y---H-E-A-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Synonym of nappy: having tightly curled and frizzy hair.
- 2Synonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted.
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 “woolly-headed”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-O-O-L-L-Y---H-E-A-D-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.