ha'penny
/ˈheɪpni/noun
ha'penny is spelled H-A-P-E-N-N-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ha'penny means “A halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ha'penny is ha'pennies or ha'pence.
How many letters and syllables are in ha'penny?
| Letters | 7: H-A-P-E-N-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ha'penny?
Ha'penny appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ha'penny?
- /ˈheɪpni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ha'penny.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-halfpenny.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ha'penny.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ha'penny
- ha'pennies plural
- ha'pence plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ha'penny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKA halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ha'penny come from?
Contraction of halfpenny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).