Hyänen

[hyˈɛːnən]

/[hyˈɛːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hyänen” is uncommon German (frequency #57,110 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,110
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hyäne

Corpus desk

Index DE-hyanen · Hyänen · German

Hyänen · rank #57,110 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,110
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH humanitärer

Nearest frequency peer: humanitärer (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hyänen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hyänen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hyänen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHyänen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hyˈɛːnən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hyänen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hyänenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „humanitärer“ (#57,108), „Idealist“ (#57,112), „huldigt“ (#57,107). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hyänen“ bei #57,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hyänen is uncommon German at frequency #57,110 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hyˈɛːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Hyänen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hyänen, spelled H-Y-Ä-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hyäne
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hyäne
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hyäne
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hyäne

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 "Hyänen"?
"Hyänen" is spelled H-Y-Ä-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hyˈɛːnən].
What does "Hyänen" mean?
As a noun, "Hyänen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hyäne
How do you pronounce "Hyänen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hyänen" is [hyˈɛːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hyänen" come from?
"Hyänen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hyänen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Homann#57,105Hippen#57,100Jakobi#57,130gönnte#57,065

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list