Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hair dryer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
hair dry-er
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.

noun

A device usually located in a hair salon to sit under for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.

Etymology

From hair + dryer.

Inflected Forms

hair dryers (plural) hair drier (alternative) hair-drier (alternative) hairdrier (alternative) hairdryer (alternative) hair-dryer (alternative)

Phrases

heat gun

Frequently Paired Words

heat gun

Synonyms

blow-dryer blow dryer blowdryer hand blower blow drier hair drier

Questions

What does hair dryer mean?
A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
Where does hair dryer come from?
From hair + dryer.

How to pronounce hair dryer

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “hair dryer”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “hair dryer”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “hair dryer” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.