Meanings
nounletterhead (countable and uncountable, plural letterheads)
plural letterheads
- countableA portion of text at the top of a letter, identifying the sender and often giving their address etc., used for formal correspondence.
We need to change our letterhead to use the new logo.
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The unified colour palette of reds, blues, and yellows used throughout the signage matches that of the institution’s logo and letterhead.
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 5
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 信頭 /信头, 信箋 /信笺
- 信頭 /信头portion of text at the top of a letter
- 信箋 /信笺 (xìnjiān)paper marked with a letterhead
Finnish yläotsake, kirjelomake
- yläotsakeportion of text at the top of a letter
- kirjelomakepaper marked with a letterhead
French en-tête, papier à en-tête
- en-têteportion of text at the top of a letter
- papier à en-têtepaper marked with a letterhead
Indonesian kepala surat, kop surat
- kepala suratportion of text at the top of a letter
- kop suratportion of text at the top of a letter
Polish nagłówek, papier firmowy
- nagłówekportion of text at the top of a letter
- papier firmowypaper marked with a letterhead
Tagalog leterhed
- leterhedportion of text at the top of a letter
Cite this entry
APA
letterhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letterhead
MLA
“letterhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letterhead. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “letterhead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letterhead.
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