The noisy headphones are that guy's.
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Headphones
Synonyms for "headphones" (6 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: audio headphones, audiometric headphones, calibrated headphones, earphones, headset.
- Sentence evidence is available for headphones, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "headphones".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "headphones"
Keep "headphones" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "headphones" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "headphones", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "headphones" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesaudio deviceaudiology equipmentelectronic devicesound delivery system
More specific
4 entriesnoise-cancelling headphoneson-ear headphonesover-ear headphoneswireless headphones
Collocations
6 entriesclosed-back headphonesheadphone jacknoise-cancelling headphoneson-ear headphonesover-ear headphoneswireless headphones
Translations
85 translations across 62 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- kufje noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Arabic
2 entries- سَمَاعَات الرَّأْس noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- سَمَّاعَة noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Armenian
1 entries- ականջակալ noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- qulaqlıq noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Belarusian
1 entries- наву́шнікі noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Bulgarian
1 entries- слу́шалки noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Burmese
1 entries- နားကြပ် noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Catalan
1 entries- auriculars noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 耳機 /耳机 noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- 耳筒 noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Czech
1 entries- sluchátka noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Danish
2 entries- hovedtelefoner noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- høretelefoner noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Dutch
2 entries- hoofdtelefoon noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- koptelefoon noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Elfdalian
1 entries- ärlur noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Esperanto
2 entries- aŭskultiloj noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- kapaŭskultiloj noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Estonian
1 entries- kõrvaklapid noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Faroese
1 entries- oyralurtitól noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Finnish
2 entries- kuulokkeet noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- luurit noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
French
2 entries- casque noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- écouteurs noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
German
1 entries- Kopfhörer noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Greek
1 entries- ακουστικά noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Greenlandic
1 entries- naalaarutit siutaasat noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Hebrew
2 entries- אָזְנִית noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- אוזניות noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Hindi
2 entries- आकर्णक noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- हेडफ़ोन noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Hungarian
2 entries- fejhallgató noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- fülhallgató noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Icelandic
1 entries- heyrnartól noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Irish
1 entries- cluasáin noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Italian
1 entries- cuffie noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Japanese
3 entries- イヤフォン noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- ヘッドフォン noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- ヘッドホン noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Kazakh
1 entries- құлаққап noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Khmer
1 entries- កាស noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Korean
2 entries- 이어폰 noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- 헤드폰 noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- кулаккап noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Lao
1 entries- ຫູຟັງ noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Latin
1 entries- auscultābulum noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Latvian
1 entries- austiņas noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Casque noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Macedonian
1 entries- слушалки noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Malay
1 entries- fon kepala noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Mongolian
2 entries- чихэвч noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- ᠴᠢᠬᠢᠪᠴᠢ noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Northern Sami
1 entries- oaivetelefovdna noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- hodetelefoner noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- høretelefoner noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- hovudtelefonar noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- høyretelefonar noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- слухалки noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Persian
2 entries- هدفون noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- گوشی noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Polish
1 entries- słuchawki noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Portuguese
3 entries- auscultadores noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- fones noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- fones de cabeça noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Romanian
1 entries- cască noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Romansch
1 entries- ureglier noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Russian
1 entries- нау́шники noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- slušalice noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- слушалице noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Sinhalese
1 entries- හෙඩ්ෆෝන් noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Slovak
1 entries- slúchadlá noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Slovene
1 entries- slušalke noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Spanish
3 entries- audífonos noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- auriculares noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- cascos noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Swedish
1 entries- hörlurar noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Thai
1 entries- หูฟัง noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Turkish
1 entries- kulaklık noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Ukrainian
1 entries- наву́шники noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- słuchatko noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Uzbek
1 entries- naushnik noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Vietnamese
2 entries- tai nghe noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
- ống nghe noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Welsh
1 entries- clustffonau noun (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
These headphones aren't working.
Source: tatoeba (735879)
Tom is wearing headphones.
Source: tatoeba (2273629)
I had my headphones on so I didn't hear Tom enter the room.
Source: tatoeba (2331663)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "headphones"?
Closest matches include audio headphones, audiometric headphones, calibrated headphones, earphones, headset.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "headphones"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.