# headband

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛdˌbænd/ · frequency rank #28,945

## Definitions
1. A strip of fabric worn around the head.
2. A hair accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
3. A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.
4. A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing press.

## Etymology
From Middle English *hedband, from Old English hēafodbænd, hēafodbend (“headband”), equivalent to head + band. Cognate with Old High German houbitbant (“headband”), Dutch hoofdband (“headband”).

## Easily confused with
- **headland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headband-vs-headland)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ehadband`, `haedband`, `heabdand`, `headabnd`, `headbadn`, `headbandd`, `headbannd`, `headbband`, `headbnad`, `headdband`, `hedaband`, `hheadband`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/headband