showerhead

noun

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"showerhead" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“showerhead” is uncommon English (frequency #92,067 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,067
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather, sometimes in adjustable patterns.

Corpus desk

Index EN-showerhead · showerhead · English

showerhead · rank #92,067 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,067
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH SHTF

Nearest frequency peer: SHTF (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “showerhead”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “showerhead” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for showerhead
PropertyValue
Headwordshowerhead
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,067
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “showerhead” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).showerheadfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “SHTF” (#92,068), “shucking” (#92,069), “shoeshine” (#92,064). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “showerhead” is #92,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

showerhead is uncommon English at frequency #92,067 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for showerhead, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From shower + head. The correct English form is showerhead, spelled S-H-O-W-E-R-H-E-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather, sometimes in adjustable patterns.
  2. 2
    A part of a coffeemaker for dispersing water evenly over the grounds.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how showerhead appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The steam then carries the water to the top of the machine where it escapes through the showerhead.

Etymology

From shower + head.

This word in other languages

alcachofa(Español)pommeau(Français)chuveiro(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "showerhead"?
"showerhead" is spelled S-H-O-W-E-R-H-E-A-D.
What does "showerhead" mean?
As a noun, "showerhead" means: A perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather, sometimes in adjustable patterns.
What is the origin of the word "showerhead"?
From shower + head. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "showerhead", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shearwater#92,059spellcheck#92,098salicylate#92,028stridently#92,113

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list