combover
noun
combover is spelled C-O-M-B-O-V-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, combover means “A manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of combover is combovers.
How many letters and syllables are in combover?
| Letters | 8: C-O-M-B-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 combover?
Combover appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 combover?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-combover.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of combover
- combovers plural
- comb over
- comb-over
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does combover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Combover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a manner of combing hair to conceal a bald spot:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sardelle |
| Spanish | peinado tapacalva, tapacalva |
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 combover come from?
From comb + over.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).