hairdresser

noun

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"hairdresser" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hairdresser” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,291
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hairdresser · hairdresser · English

hairdresser · rank #23,291 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,291
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hahn

Nearest frequency peer: Hahn (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hairdresser”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hairdresser” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hairdresser
PropertyValue
Headwordhairdresser
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#23,291
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hairdresser”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).hairdresserlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Hahn” (#23,290), “hardness” (#23,292), “gyms” (#23,289). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hairdresser” is #23,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around hairdresser, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,291 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for hairdresser, with forms such as "ahirdresser", "haidrresser", and "hairddresser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hair + dress + -er. The correct English form is hairdresser, spelled H-A-I-R-D-R-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hairdresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Near-synonyms: barber; beautician, aesthetician, esthetician

Etymology

From hair + dress + -er.

This word in other languages

peluquero(Español)coiffeur(Français)Friseur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahirdresser
  • haidrresser
  • hairddresser
  • hairdersser
  • hairdreser
  • hairdresesr
  • hairdresserr
  • hairdressre
  • hairdrresser
  • hairdrseser
  • hairrdesser
  • hairrdresser
  • haridresser
  • hhairdresser
  • hiardresser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hairdresser - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahirdresser2haidrresser2hairddresser1hairdersser2hairdreser1hairdresesr2hairdresserr1hairdressre2
Edit distance from "hairdresser"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hairdresser"?
"hairdresser" is spelled H-A-I-R-D-R-E-S-S-E-R.
What does "hairdresser" mean?
As a noun, "hairdresser" means: A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.
What are common misspellings of "hairdresser"?
Common misspellings include "ahirdresser", "haidrresser", "hairddresser", "hairdersser", "hairdreser". The correct spelling is "hairdresser".
What is the origin of the word "hairdresser"?
From hair + dress + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hairdresser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list