Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headphone

/ˈhɛdfoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: head-phone
IPA: /ˈhɛdfoʊn/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

singular of headphones: a cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left and right pairs.

noun

Used with headphones.

Example Sentences

"Some joggers wear only one headphone in their ears, to enjoy music while paying attention to their environment."
"From "Little" Louie Vega, David Camacho, and Tyrone Francis I learned about seamless beatmixing, using a so-called lollipop headphone for one ear and a monitor speaker for the other."
"headphone plug"
"headphone socket"

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephoneclip. English phone English headphone From head + phone.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɛdfoʊn/
British English: /ˈhɛdfəʊn/

Inflected Forms

headphones (plural)

Derived Forms

headphoned headphoneless headphonelike

Phrases

headphone concert

Frequently Paired Words

earphone

Synonyms

earphone earpiece phone

Questions

How do you pronounce headphone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛdfoʊn/.
What does headphone mean?: singular of headphones: a cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left and right pairs.
Where does headphone come from?: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephoneclip. English phone English headphone From head + phone.

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