# headphone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛdfəʊn/ · frequency rank #19,612

## Definitions
1. singular of headphones: a cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left and right pairs.
2. Used with headphones.

## Etymology
From head + phone.

## Easily confused with
- **headstone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headphone-vs-headstone)
- **headphones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headphone-vs-headphones)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ehadphone`, `haedphone`, `headdphone`, `headhpone`, `headphhone`, `headphnoe`, `headphoen`, `headphonne`, `headpohne`, `headpphone`, `heapdhone`, `hedaphone`, `hheadphone`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/headphone