hence
[ˈhɛns]
The verdict
“hence” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - daher, deshalb, deswegen, also (adverbial)
Corpus desk
Index DE-hence · hence · German
hence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hence |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈhɛns] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hence” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hence is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈhɛns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hence, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hence, spelled H-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1daher, deshalb, deswegen, also (adverbial)
- 2von hier, von diesem Platz weg (archaisch)
- 3von den Lebenden oder von dieser Welt (archaisch) (bildlich)
- 4Die Zeitdauer in der Zukunft von jetzt an. (archaisch)
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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.