headwall
noun
headwall is spelled H-E-A-D-W-A-L-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headwall means “The highest cliff of a glacial cirque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headwall is headwalls.
How many letters and syllables are in headwall?
| Letters | 8: H-E-A-D-W-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 headwall?
Headwall appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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).
Forms of headwall
- headwalls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headwall mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.
- 2
The steep cliff at the back of a cirque.
- 3
A retaining wall at the outlet of a drain, culvert or tunnel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does headwall come from?
From head + wall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).