headsail
/ˈhɛdˌsəl/noun
headsail is spelled H-E-A-D-S-A-I-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headsail means “Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headsail is headsails.
How many letters and syllables are in headsail?
| Letters | 8: H-E-A-D-S-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 headsail?
Headsail appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 headsail?
- /ˈhɛdˌsəl/
- /ˈhɛdˌseɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of headsail
- headsails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headsail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Headsail in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sail set forward of the foremost mast:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | voile d'avant |
| German | Vorsegel |
| Portuguese | vela da proa |
| Spanish | vela delantera |
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 headsail come from?
From head + sail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).