stagehand
/ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌhænd/noun
stagehand is spelled S-T-A-G-E-H-A-N-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stagehand means “A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stagehand is stagehands.
How many letters and syllables are in stagehand?
| Letters | 9: S-T-A-G-E-H-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 stagehand?
Stagehand appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 stagehand?
- US /ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌhænd/
Stagehand 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).
Forms of stagehand
- stagehands plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stagehand mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media.
Holonym: stage crew
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stagehand in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person working behind the scenes in a theatre:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bühnenhelfer, Bühnenhelferin |
| Portuguese | contrarregra |
| Spanish | tramoyista, sacasillas |
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 stagehand come from?
From stage + hand (“manual worker”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).