headwaiter
noun
headwaiter is spelled H-E-A-D-W-A-I-T-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headwaiter means “A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headwaiter is headwaiters.
How many letters and syllables are in headwaiter?
| Letters | 10: H-E-A-D-W-A-I-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 headwaiter?
Headwaiter appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 headwaiter?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-headwaiter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of headwaiter
- headwaiters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headwaiter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Headwaiter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense main supervisory waiter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maître d’hôtel |
| German | Oberkellner, Oberkellnerin, Ober |
| Spanish | jefe de comedor |
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 headwaiter come from?
From head + waiter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).