han
noun
han is spelled H-A-N: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Han, the name). As a noun, han means “Sorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in han?
| Letters | 3: H-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.5 times per million words; the 7,910th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is han?
Han appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Han, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce han?
Han has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with han
Also written: haan.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with han?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as han.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nah.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of han
- haan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does han mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Sorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does han come from?
From Korean 한(恨) (han), from Middle Chinese 恨 (MC honH).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).