redhead
/ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/noun
redhead is spelled R-E-D-H-E-A-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, redhead means “A person with red hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of redhead is redheads.
How many letters and syllables are in redhead?
| Letters | 7: R-E-D-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is redhead?
Redhead appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 redhead?
- /ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/
Redhead has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-redhead.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of redhead
- redheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does redhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person with red hair.
- 2
A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.
- 3
A kind of milkweed (Asclepia curassavica), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine.
- 4
Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans)
- 5
Red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps).
- 6
Red-headed titi (Callicebus regulus).
- 7
Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus).
- 8
informalRed-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Redhead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | roux, rousse , fuligule à tête rouge |
| German | Rotkopf, Rotschopf, Rothaariger, Rothaarige , Rotkopfente |
| Portuguese | ruivo, ruiva |
| Spanish | pelirrojo, pelirroja, colorín, colorina, choco |
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 redhead come from?
Bahuvrihi compound of red + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).