headframe
noun
headframe is spelled H-E-A-D-F-R-A-M-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headframe means “the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headframe is headframes.
How many letters and syllables are in headframe?
| Letters | 9: H-E-A-D-F-R-A-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 headframe?
Headframe appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 headframe
- headframes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headframe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Headframe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Förderturm |
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 headframe come from?
From head + frame.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).