head start
noun
head start is spelled H-E-A-D-S-T-A-R-T: 9 letters. As a noun, head start means “An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of head start is head starts.
How many letters and syllables are in head start?
| Letters | 9: H-E-A-D-S-T-A-R-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce head start?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-head_start.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with head start
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: headstart (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of head start
- head starts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does head start mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.
Fred gave his younger brother a five-minute head start in the Easter egg hunt.
- 2
A factor conducive to superiority and success.
His father's money gave him a head start in life.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Head start in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | longueur d’avance |
| German | Vorsprung |
| Spanish | ventaja inicial, ventaje inicial (disused), ir calentando, adelantarse , ventaja, ventaje (disused) |
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.