hammerhead
noun
hammerhead is spelled H-A-M-M-E-R-H-E-A-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hammerhead means “The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hammerhead is hammerheads.
How many letters and syllables are in hammerhead?
| Letters | 10: H-A-M-M-E-R-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th 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 hammerhead?
Hammerhead appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 hammerhead?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-hammerhead.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hammerhead
- hammerheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hammerhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).
Holonym: hammer
- 2
Any shark of the family Sphyrnidae, which only includes the genera Sphyrna and Zygaena, with eyes set on projections from the sides of the head.
- 3
A hogsucker, a fresh-water fish of species Hypentelium nigricans, in the sucker family Catostomidae.
- 4
A hammer-headed fruit bat, a fruit bat of species Hypsignathus monstrosus, with a large blunt nozzle.
- 5
A hammerkop, a bird of species Scopus umbretta.
- 6
slangA stupid person, a dunce.
- 7
A turn-around; a parking area constructed in a subdivision for initial access and construction.
- 8
A kind of ribozyme; hammerhead ribozyme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hammerhead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shark:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | requin marteau, zygène |
| Spanish | cornudilla |
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 hammerhead come from?
From hammer + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).