hairdresser
noun
hairdresser is spelled H-A-I-R-D-R-E-S-S-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hairdresser means “A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hairdresser is hairdressers.
How many letters and syllables are in hairdresser?
| Letters | 11: H-A-I-R-D-R-E-S-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 hairdresser?
Hairdresser appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 hairdresser?
Hairdresser has 3 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-hairdresser.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hairdresser
- hairdressers plural
- hair dresser
- hair-dresser
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hairdresser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.
Near-synonyms: barber; beautician, aesthetician, esthetician
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate hairdresser?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of hairdresser: hrdrsr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hairdresser in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense professional for haircutting or hairstyling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coiffeur, coiffeuse, friseur, friseuse |
| German | Friseur, Friseurin, Coiffeur, Coiffeuse |
| Portuguese | cabeleireiro, cabeleireira |
| Spanish | peluquero, peluquera |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hairdresser come from?
From hair + dress + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).