headgear
/ˈhɛdɡɪɹ/noun
headgear is spelled H-E-A-D-G-E-A-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headgear means “Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headgear is headgears.
How many letters and syllables are in headgear?
| Letters | 8: H-E-A-D-G-E-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is headgear?
Headgear appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 headgear?
- UK /ˈhɛdɡɪə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈhɛdɡɪɹ/
Headgear 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-headgear.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with headgear?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as headgear (/ɛdɡɪɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gearhead.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of headgear
- headgears plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headgear mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.
- 2
The harness that fits on a horse's head.
- 3
The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.
- 4
The rigging on the foresail.
- 5
A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Headgear in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couvre-chef |
| German | Kopfbedeckung , Zaumzeug |
| Portuguese | acessório para a cabeça |
| Spanish | prenda para la cabeza, accesorio para la cabeza, sombrero, escofia, cofia , brida |
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 headgear come from?
From head + gear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).