headman
noun
headman is spelled H-E-A-D-M-A-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headman means “Alternative form of head man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headman is headmen.
How many letters and syllables are in headman?
| Letters | 7: H-E-A-D-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is headman?
Headman appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 headman?
- US
Headman 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)-Flame,_not_lame-headman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with headman
Also written: head man (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of headman
- headmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of head man.
- 2
Indiainformalrareheadmaster
- 3
An executioner who beheads people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).