Haine

[ˈhaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈhaɪ̯nə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Haine” is uncommon German (frequency #87,793 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,793
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hain

Key facts for Haine
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯nə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Haine” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Haine lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Haine is uncommon German at frequency #87,793 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯nə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Haine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Haine, spelled H-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hain
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hain
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hain
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hain

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Haine"?
"Haine" is spelled H-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯nə].
What does "Haine" mean?
As a noun, "Haine" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Hain
How do you pronounce "Haine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haine" is [ˈhaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haine" come from?
"Haine" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Haine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaɪ̯nə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list