hair dryer
"hair-dryer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hair dryer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hair dryer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hair dryer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hair dryer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hair dryer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hair + dryer. The correct English form is hair dryer, spelled H-A-I-R- -D-R-Y-E-R.
Definition
- 1A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
- 2A device usually located in a hair salon to sit under for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
Etymology
From hair + dryer.
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 “hair dryer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-A-I-R- -D-R-Y-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.