hairpiece
noun
hairpiece is spelled H-A-I-R-P-I-E-C-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hairpiece means “A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hairpiece is hairpieces.
How many letters and syllables are in hairpiece?
| Letters | 9: H-A-I-R-P-I-E-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 hairpiece?
Hairpiece appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 hairpiece?
- 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-hairpiece.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hairpiece
- hairpieces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hairpiece mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hairpiece in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense false substitute for a person's hair:
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 hairpiece come from?
From hair + piece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).