headshot
noun, verb
headshot is spelled H-E-A-D-S-H-O-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headshot means “A portrait for branding or social media” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headshot is headshots.
How many letters and syllables are in headshot?
| Letters | 8: H-E-A-D-S-H-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd 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 headshot?
Headshot appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 headshot?
Headshot 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-headshot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of headshot
- headshots plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- headshotting participle, present
- headshotted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headshot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A portrait for branding or social media.
- 2
A gunshot to the head.
- 3
A one-page, double-sided resume of an actor, consisting of the actor's photograph (usually of the head and shoulders) on one side and their curriculum vitae on the other.
verb
- 1
slangTo kill (someone) by shooting them in the head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Headshot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ficha, foto fisonómica, toma facial , tiro a la cabeza, disparo capital, disparo cefálico |
| French | tir dans la tête |
| German | Kopfschuss |
| Portuguese | tiro na cabeça m headshot |
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 headshot come from?
From head + shot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).