# Henker

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈhɛŋkɐ] · frequency rank #19,602

## Definitions
1. jemand, der Hinrichtungen vollzieht

## Easily confused with
- **heuer** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-heuer)
- **Henne** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-henne)
- **Hexer** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-hexer)
- **hinter** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-hinter)
- **Hunger** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-hunger)
- **hunter** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-hunter)
- **Herder** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-herder)
- **Hocker** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-hocker)
- **Hetzer** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-hetzer)
- **hinken** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-hinken)
- **Hennen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-hennen)
- **herber** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-herber)
- **Hennef** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henker-vs-hennef)
- **Heer** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heer-vs-henker)
- **Heike** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heike-vs-henker)
- **Hecke** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hecke-vs-henker)
- **henke** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/henke-vs-henker)
- **Heber** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heber-vs-henker)
- **Heger** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/heger-vs-henker)
- **Hemer** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hemer-vs-henker)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ehnker`, `hekner`, `henekr`, `henkerr`, `henkker`, `henkre`, `hennker`, `hhenker`, `hneker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/henker