henke

/[ˈhɛŋkə]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,229

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

henke is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken Pronounced [ˈhɛŋkə]. Often confused with here and Hexe.

Key facts for henke
PropertyValue
Headwordhenke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɛŋkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,229
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of henke in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for henke is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛŋkə]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,229 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for henke, with forms such as "ehnke", "hekne", and "henek". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "here", "Hexe", "Heute", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is henke, spelled H-E-N-K-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehnke,hekne,henek,henkke,hennke,hhenke,hneke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for henke

Misspelling Variants of "henke"

ehnke5hekne5henek5henkke6hennke6hhenke6hneke5
Misspelling Variants of "henke"

Frequency rank: #35,229 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "henke"?
"henke" is spelled H-E-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛŋkə].
What does "henke" mean?
As a verb, "henke" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken
What words are commonly confused with "henke"?
"henke" is commonly confused with "here", "Hexe", "Heute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "henke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "henke" is [ˈhɛŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "henke" come from?
"henke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter H in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.