headquarters
\ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹ.tɚz\
The verdict
“headquarters” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siège social (company headquarters, corporate headquarters, etc.).
Corpus desk
Index FR-headquarters · headquarters · French
headquarters · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | headquarters |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹ.tɚz\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
headquarters is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹ.tɚz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
headquarters doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is headquarters, spelled H-E-A-D-Q-U-A-R-T-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Siège social (company headquarters, corporate headquarters, etc.).
- 2Quartier général (general headquarters, GHQ, army headquarters).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how headquarters appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This is a country with no statutory maternity rights, that has never managed to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment after almost a century of campaigning, that falls in the bottom half of the world rankings for female political representation, and that has never had a female head of state. Yes, it has produced some of the most interesting and influential fem…
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.