Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headphones

/ˈhɛdfoʊnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: head-phones
IPA: /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.

noun

A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.

Example Sentences

"Circumaural headphones enclose the ear, supra-aural headphones rest on the ear's surface, and earbuds are placed inside the ear."
"My headphones / They saved my life / Your tape / It lulled me to sleep"
"Toward the end of the film Nazu rushes into her bedroom, clamps on headphones and listens to the technopoppy "I Wanna Be Free." The picturization shows her moving convulsively, desperately to the funky beat, turning ever more agitated, until we wonder what she wants to be free from: free from her domestic vise, or free from life?"
"When it didn't make a sound, he realized the headphones were still covering his ears and tore them off, flinging them to the side."
"Detectorists may also carry headphones, a metal detecting shovel, hand tools such as a hori-hori (a serrated, steel hand shovel), a “finds pouch,” and a hand-held precision detector called a pinpointer."

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 English phones English headphones From head + phones.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/
British English: /ˈhɛdfəʊnz/

Inflected Forms

headphone (singular)

Frequently Paired Words

headphone earbud earphones earpiece headset

Synonyms

cans heads

Antonyms

earphones earbuds

Questions

How do you pronounce headphones?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/.
What does headphones mean?: A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
Where does headphones 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 English phones English headphones From head + phones.

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