# headwaters

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛdˌwɑtɝz/ · frequency rank #43,186

## Definitions
1. The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.

## Etymology
From head + waters.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ehadwaters`, `haedwaters`, `headawters`, `headdwaters`, `headwaetrs`, `headwaterrs`, `headwaterss`, `headwatesr`, `headwatres`, `headwatters`, `headwtaers`, `headwwaters`, `heawdaters`, `hedawaters`, `hheadwaters`

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