peghead
"peghead" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“peghead” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.
Corpus desk
Index EN-peghead · peghead · English
peghead · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peghead |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “peghead” in English
Rare enough to double-check
peghead is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.".
peghead has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From peg + head. The correct English form is peghead, spelled P-E-G-H-E-A-D.
Definition
- 1The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how peghead appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Common throughout the Arab and Persian world, the oud is a fretless short-neck lute with a pear-shaped, flat top, rounded back, and a peghead characteristically bent backwards at a very sharp angle.
Etymology
From peg + head.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.