metalhead
noun
metalhead is spelled M-E-T-A-L-H-E-A-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metalhead means “Someone who listens to or is a fan of heavy metal music” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metalhead is metalheads.
How many letters and syllables are in metalhead?
| Letters | 9: M-E-T-A-L-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 metalhead?
Metalhead appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 metalhead
- metalheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metalhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSomeone who listens to or is a fan of heavy metal music.
- 2
derogatoryrareA robot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metalhead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who listens to or is a fan of heavy metal music:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métalleux, métalleuse |
| German | Metaller, Metallerin |
| Portuguese | metaleiro, metaleira |
| Spanish | metalero, metalera |
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 metalhead come from?
From metal + -head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).