woolly-headed
/ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/
"woolly-headed" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“woolly-headed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of nappy: having tightly curled and frizzy hair.
Corpus desk
Index EN-woolly-headed · woolly-headed · English
woolly-headed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | woolly-headed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “woolly-headed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
woolly-headed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how woolly-headed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Blacks in Guinea are Woolly-headed.
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.