hair dryer
noun
hair dryer is spelled H-A-I-R-D-R-Y-E-R: 9 letters. As a noun, hair dryer means “A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hair dryer is hair dryers or hair-dryers.
How many letters and syllables are in hair dryer?
| Letters | 9: H-A-I-R-D-R-Y-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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).
Words people confuse with hair dryer
Also written: hairdryer (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of hair dryer
- hair dryers plural
- hair drier
- hair-drier
- hairdrier
- hairdryer
- hair-dryer
- hair-dryers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hair dryer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
- 2
A device usually located in a hair salon to sit under for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of hair dryer; alternative spelling of hairdryer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hair dryer come from?
From hair + dryer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).