Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackhead

/ˈblæk.hɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: black-head
IPA: /ˈblæk.hɛd/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.

Countable

noun

A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.

Uncountable

noun

A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.

Countable

Example Sentences

"See there! A son is born And we pronounce him fit to fight There are blackheads on his shoulders And he pees himself in the night."
"Wallace sees a cluster of tiny blackheads at the corner of his nose."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black 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 blackhead From black + head.

Usage

Inflected Forms

blackheads (plural)

Derived Forms

blackheaded

Frequently Paired Words

whitehead

Synonyms

open comedo comedo whitehead

Questions

How do you pronounce blackhead?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblæk.hɛd/.
What does blackhead mean?: A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
Where does blackhead come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black 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 blackhead From black + head.

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