headrest
/ˈhɛdˌɹɛst/
"headrest" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“headrest” is uncommon English (frequency #62,193 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,193
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.
Corpus desk
Index EN-headrest · headrest · English
headrest · rank #62,193 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,193
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,837
- PHOTO-FINISH HBV
Nearest frequency peer: HBV (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “headrest”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hanif
hanif
37,812 corpus weight
- Hattori
Hattori
37,811 corpus weight
- HBV
HBV
37,810 corpus weight
- headrest
headrest
37,808 corpus weight
- Heo
Heo
37,805 corpus weight
- hermetically
hermetically
37,804 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “headrest” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | headrest |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɛdˌɹɛst/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,193 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “headrest” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
headrest is uncommon English at frequency #62,193 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɛdˌɹɛst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for headrest, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From head + rest. The correct English form is headrest, spelled H-E-A-D-R-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.
Etymology
From head + rest.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.