hairdryer
noun
hairdryer is spelled H-A-I-R-D-R-Y-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hairdryer means “A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hairdryer is hairdryers.
How many letters and syllables are in hairdryer?
| Letters | 9: H-A-I-R-D-R-Y-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 hairdryer?
Hairdryer appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 hairdryer?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hairdryer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hairdryer
Also written: hair drier, hair-dryer (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of hairdryer
- hairdryers plural
- hair drier
- hair-drier
- hairdrier
- hair dryer
- hair-dryer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hairdryer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hairdryer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense electrical appliance for drying hair:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sèche-cheveux, séchoir, séchoir à cheveux, foehn |
| German | Föhn, Haartrockner |
| Portuguese | secador de cabelo, secador |
| Spanish | secador, secador de pelo, secadora pilosa, secador capilar, secapelos |
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 hairdryer come from?
From hair + dryer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).