headmaster
head·mas·ter/ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/noun
headmaster is spelled H-E-A-D-M-A-S-T-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables (head·mas·ter). It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headmaster means “A male headteacher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headmaster is headmasters.
How many letters and syllables are in headmaster?
| Letters | 10: H-E-A-D-M-A-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: head·mas·ter |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th 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 headmaster?
Headmaster appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 headmaster?
- US /ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/
- UK /ˈhɛdˌmɑːstə/
Headmaster has 3 syllables, split head·mas·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-headmaster.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of headmaster
- headmasters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headmaster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKA male headteacher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Headmaster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the most senior master in a school (male):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | directeur, principal (collège), proviseur (lycée) |
| German | Schulleiter |
| Portuguese | diretor |
| Spanish | director |
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 headmaster come from?
From head + master.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).