heads

/hɛdz/

//hɛdz// noun

The verdict

“heads” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,765
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cara

Corpus desk

Index PT-heads · heads · Portuguese

heads · rank #29,765 · 6 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,765
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH imaturo

Nearest frequency peer: imaturo (+9 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “heads”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “heads” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

heads vs hear
60% similar
heads vs heat
60% similar
heads vs heart
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for heads
PropertyValue
Headwordheads
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hɛdz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,765
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “heads”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).headscai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “imaturo” (#29,774), “glossário” (#29,754), “inadvertidamente” (#29,776). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “heads” fica em #29,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around heads (IPA /hɛdz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,765 among 409 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "cara".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for heads, with forms such as "ehads", "headds", and "headss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "hear", "heat", "heart", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is heads, spelled H-E-A-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    cara

Antonyms

tails

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehads
  • headds
  • headss
  • heasd
  • hedas
  • hheads

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heads - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ehads2headds1headss1heasd2hedas2hheads1
Edit distance from "heads"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heads"?
"heads" is spelled H-E-A-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is /hɛdz/.
What does "heads" mean?
As a noun, "heads" means: cara
What words are commonly confused with "heads"?
"heads" is commonly confused with "hear", "heat", "heart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heads"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heads" is /hɛdz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heads" come from?
"heads" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list