redheaded
adjective
redheaded is spelled R-E-D-H-E-A-D-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, redheaded means “Having red hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in redheaded?
| Letters | 9: R-E-D-H-E-A-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 redheaded?
Redheaded appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 redheaded?
Redheaded has 3 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-redheaded.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with redheaded
Also written: red-headed (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of redheaded
- red-headed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does redheaded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having red hair.
- 2
Having a red head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Redheaded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having red hair:
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 redheaded come from?
From red + headed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).