bedhead
/ˈbɛd.hɛd/noun
bedhead is spelled B-E-D-H-E-A-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bedhead means “The condition of having unkempt hair, generally as a result of having just woken up from sleep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bedhead is bedheads.
How many letters and syllables are in bedhead?
| Letters | 7: B-E-D-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bedhead?
Bedhead appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bedhead?
- /ˈbɛd.hɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bedhead
- bedheads plural
- bed head
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bedhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialThe condition of having unkempt hair, generally as a result of having just woken up from sleep.
- 2
UKA vertical panel or board at the end of a bed where the pillow is placed.
Holonyms: bedstead; bedframe (sometimes comeronymous)
- 3
The end of a bed where the pillow is placed, the head of the bed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bedhead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unkempt hair:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | pelo despeinado, pelo desordenado, pelo descuidado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bedhead come from?
From bed + head. Superficially similar to, but etymologically distinguishable from, forms built from -head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).