hairbreadth
/ˈhɛɹˌbɹɛdθ/noun
hairbreadth is spelled H-A-I-R-B-R-E-A-D-T-H: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hairbreadth means “Alternative form of hair's breadth: the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hairbreadth is hairbreadths.
How many letters and syllables are in hairbreadth?
| Letters | 11: H-A-I-R-B-R-E-A-D-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 hairbreadth?
Hairbreadth appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 hairbreadth?
- Canada /ˈhɛɹˌbɹɛdθ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hairbreadth
- hairbreadths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hairbreadth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of hair's breadth: the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hairbreadth come from?
From hair + breadth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).