# headquarters

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌhɛdˈkwɔː.təz/ · frequency rank #3,885

## Definitions
1. The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
2. The center of an organization's operations or administration.
3. A place of concentrated activity or influence.

## Etymology
From head + quarters.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ehadquarters`, `haedquarters`, `headdquarters`, `headqaurters`, `headqquarters`, `headquaretrs`, `headquarrters`, `headquarterrs`, `headquarterss`, `headquartesr`, `headquartres`, `headquartters`, `headquatrers`, `headquraters`, `headuqarters`, `heaqduarters`, `hedaquarters`, `hheadquarters`

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