headwind
nounHow many syllables in headwind?
There are 2 syllables in the word headwind.How to pronounce headwind:
Definition of headwind:
- headwind (noun):
- wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft.
- a wind having the opposite general direction to a course of movement (as of an aircraft)
Synonyms for headwind:
air
air current
blow
breath
breeze
current of air
gale
northeaster
southeaster
westerly
wind
Antonyms for headwind:
tailwind
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- headway
- headphones
- headline
- headaches
- hazor
- hazards
- hayley
- haya
- hawker
- haussa
- hauser
- hausa
- hauling
- haulage
- haughton
- hauer
- hatching
- hatchet
- hatches
- hastened
- hassan
- harton
- harsher
- harold
- harness
- hari
- hardship
- hardest
- harbor
- happened
- hanoi
- hanky
- hangar
- handpicks
- handmade
- hamstring
- hamon
- hamid
- halting
- hali
- halal
- hala
- haisley
- haider
- hacked
- habet
- gyrates
- gypsy
- gypsum
- gwyneth
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.
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