hairdo
/ˈhɛəˌduː/noun
hairdo is spelled H-A-I-R-D-O: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hairdo means “A hairstyle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hairdo is hairdos.
How many letters and syllables are in hairdo?
| Letters | 6: H-A-I-R-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hairdo?
Hairdo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 hairdo?
- /ˈhɛəˌduː/
Hairdo has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hairdo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hairdo
Also written: hair-do (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of hairdo
- hairdos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hairdo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hairstyle.
- 2
A haircut.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate hairdo?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of hairdo: do.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hairdo come from?
From hair + do.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).