# headcount

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/ · frequency rank #56,796

## Definitions
1. The act of counting how many people are present in a group.
2. The number of people present in a group or employed by a company.
3. More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context. (Generally used adjectivally.)
4. By extension, one slot in a workgroup, filled or to be filled by one person.

## Etymology
From head + count.

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