head-to-head

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈhedtəˈhed/ 🇺🇸 /ˈhɛdtəˈhɛd/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Involving direct competition or confrontation between two parties, typically in a contest or comparison.
  2. adverb
    In direct opposition or competition with another party.
  3. noun
    A direct contest or comparison between two individuals, teams, or entities.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: head-to-heads

Collocations

head-to-head competitionhead-to-head matchhead-to-head recordgo head-to-headhead-to-head comparisonhead-to-head battle

Synonyms

one-on-oneface-to-facedirectman-to-man

Commonly confused

neck-and-neck
EN: 'Neck-and-neck' describes a very close race or competition in progress; 'head-to-head' describes a direct confrontation or comparison between two parties.

Spelling tips

EN: Always hyphenated ('head-to-head'), never written as separate words or as one solid word.

💬 Examples

  1. The two candidates will meet in a head-to-head debate next week.

  2. The two companies are competing head-to-head for market share.

  3. In their last five head-to-heads, the home team has won four times.