# headteacher

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,692

## Definitions
1. The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.

## Etymology
From head + teacher.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ehadteacher`, `haedteacher`, `headdteacher`, `headetacher`, `headtaecher`, `headteaccher`, `headteacehr`, `headteacherr`, `headteachher`, `headteachre`, `headteahcer`, `headtecaher`, `headtteacher`, `heatdeacher`, `hedateacher`, `hheadteacher`

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