# headphones

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #8,553

## Definitions
1. A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
2. A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.

## Etymology
From head + phones.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`ehadphones`, `haedphones`, `headdphones`, `headhpones`, `headphhones`, `headphnoes`, `headphoens`, `headphoness`, `headphonnes`, `headphonse`, `headpohnes`, `headpphones`, `heapdhones`, `hedaphones`, `hheadphones`

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