headdress
/ˈhɛdˌdɹɛs/noun
headdress is spelled H-E-A-D-D-R-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headdress means “A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headdress is headdresses.
How many letters and syllables are in headdress?
| Letters | 9: H-E-A-D-D-R-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is headdress?
Headdress appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 headdress?
- US /ˈhɛdˌdɹɛs/
Headdress has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-headdress.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of headdress
- headdresses plural
- head-dress
- head dress
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headdress mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.
- 2
A hairdo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Headdress in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couvre-chef |
| German | Kopfbedeckung |
| Spanish | tocado, escofia, cofia |
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 headdress come from?
From head + dress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).