headers

/ˈhɛ.dəz/

//ˈhɛ.dəz// noun

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"headers" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“headers” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,779
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of header

Corpus desk

Index EN-headers · headers · English

headers · rank #24,779 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,779
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Henson

Nearest frequency peer: Henson (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “headers”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “headers” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

headers vs heads
71% similar
headers vs hears
71% similar
headers vs heater
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for headers
PropertyValue
Headwordheaders
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɛ.dəz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,779
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “headers”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).headerslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Henson” (#24,780), “Hartman” (#24,777), “hickory” (#24,781). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “headers” is #24,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around headers (IPA /ˈhɛ.dəz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,779 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of header".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for headers, with forms such as "ehaders", "haeders", and "headders". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "heads", "hears", "heater", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is headers, spelled H-E-A-D-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of header

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehaders
  • haeders
  • headders
  • headerrs
  • headerss
  • headesr
  • headres
  • heaedrs
  • hedaers
  • hheaders

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of headers - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehaders2haeders2headders1headerrs1headerss1headesr2headres2heaedrs2
Edit distance from "headers"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "headers"?
"headers" is spelled H-E-A-D-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɛ.dəz/.
What does "headers" mean?
As a noun, "headers" means: plural of header
What words are commonly confused with "headers"?
"headers" is commonly confused with "heads", "hears", "heater". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "headers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "headers" is /ˈhɛ.dəz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "headers" come from?
"headers" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "headers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hartman#24,777hickory#24,781hangout#24,776grapple#24,768

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

inferred10 variantsinsides10 variantsJoachim10 variantslasagna10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list