jarhead
noun
jarhead is spelled J-A-R-H-E-A-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jarhead means “A US marine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jarhead is jarheads.
How many letters and syllables are in jarhead?
| Letters | 7: J-A-R-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 jarhead?
Jarhead appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 jarhead?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-jarhead.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jarhead
- jarheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jarhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA US marine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jarhead come from?
From jar + head, due to the regulation high and tight haircut of the Marines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).