Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunderheaded

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dun-der-head-ed
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Stupid, foolish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dunder + headed.

Inflected Forms

more dunderheaded (comparative) most dunderheaded (superlative) dunder-headed (alternative)

Derived Forms

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Questions

What does dunderheaded mean?
Stupid, foolish.
Where does dunderheaded come from?
From dunder + headed.

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