headset
/ˈhɛdsɛt/noun
headset is spelled H-E-A-D-S-E-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headset means “A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headset is headsets.
How many letters and syllables are in headset?
| Letters | 7: H-E-A-D-S-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is headset?
Headset appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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 headset?
- /ˈhɛdsɛt/
Headset has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-headset.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of headset
- headsets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headset mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.
- 2
Any electronic device worn on the head.
- 3
On a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame.
- 4
A mindset.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Headset in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | casque, casque-micro, micro-casque, casque avec microphone , jeu de direction |
| German | Headset, Hörsprechgarnitur , Steuersatz, Lenkkopf |
| Spanish | audífono con micrófono , set de dirección , casco |
| Portuguese | caixa de direção |
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 headset come from?
From head + set.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).