wellhead
/ˈwɛlhɛd/noun
wellhead is spelled W-E-L-L-H-E-A-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wellhead means “The place where a spring breaks out of the ground; the source of water for a stream or well” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wellhead is wellheads.
How many letters and syllables are in wellhead?
| Letters | 8: W-E-L-L-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 wellhead?
Wellhead appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 wellhead?
- UK /ˈwɛlhɛd/
Wellhead 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 wellhead
- wellheads plural
- well-head
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wellhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The place where a spring breaks out of the ground; the source of water for a stream or well.
- 2
The source of something; a fountainhead.
- 3
The surface structure of an oil well etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wellhead come from?
From well + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).