headend
noun
headend is spelled H-E-A-D-E-N-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headend means “A cable TV control center, at which terrestrial and satellite signals are received, monitored and injected into the cable network” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headend is headends.
How many letters and syllables are in headend?
| Letters | 7: H-E-A-D-E-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 headend?
Headend appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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).
Forms of headend
- headends plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headend mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cable TV control center, at which terrestrial and satellite signals are received, monitored and injected into the cable network.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does headend come from?
From head + end.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).