hennes
[`hɛ̝nːəs]
The verdict
“hennes” is uncommon German (frequency #53,773 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an unknown. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,773
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Femininum Singular Genitiv des Personalpronomens hon
Corpus desk
Index DE-hennes · hennes · German
hennes · rank #53,773 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,773
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH herausgab
Nearest frequency peer: herausgab (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “hennes”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Heimatlandes
Heimatlandes
46,232 corpus weight
- Heizer
Heizer
46,231 corpus weight
- Heldentaten
Heldentaten
46,230 corpus weight
- hennes
hennes
46,228 corpus weight
- herausgab
herausgab
46,227 corpus weight
- hergeleitet
hergeleitet
46,226 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “hennes” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hennes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [`hɛ̝nːəs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,773 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hennes” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hennes is uncommon German at frequency #53,773 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anunknown, transcribed [`hɛ̝nːəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Femininum Singular Genitiv des Personalpronomens hon".
hennes has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hennes, spelled H-E-N-N-E-S.
Definition
- 13. Person Femininum Singular Genitiv des Personalpronomens hon
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.
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