headlamp
/ˈhɛdˌlæmp/noun
headlamp is spelled H-E-A-D-L-A-M-P: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headlamp means “An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headlamp is headlamps.
How many letters and syllables are in headlamp?
| Letters | 8: H-E-A-D-L-A-M-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th 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 headlamp?
Headlamp appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 headlamp?
- US /ˈhɛdˌlæmp/
Headlamp has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-headlamp.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of headlamp
- headlamps plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headlamp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
The automobile headlamp uses either a parabolic reflector or a slight modification of it to obtain a concentrated light beam.
- 2
A flashlight worn on the head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Headlamp in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phare |
| German | Scheinwerfer , Stirnlampe |
| Portuguese | farol |
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 headlamp come from?
From head + lamp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).