# headset

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛdsɛt/ · frequency rank #14,134

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From head + set.

## Easily confused with
- **Hearst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headset-vs-hearst)
- **hearse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headset-vs-hearse)
- **headshot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headset-vs-headshot)
- **heads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heads-vs-headset)
- **headed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headed-vs-headset)
- **header** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/header-vs-headset)
- **handset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handset-vs-headset)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ehadset`, `haedset`, `headdset`, `headest`, `headsett`, `headsset`, `headste`, `heasdet`, `hedaset`, `hheadset`

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