he-man
/ˈhiː.mæn/
"he-man" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“he-man” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A strong or virile man.
Corpus desk
Index EN-he-man · he-man · English
he-man · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | he-man |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhiː.mæn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “he-man” in English
Rare enough to double-check
he-man is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhiː.mæn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A strong or virile man.".
Zero misspellings are on record for he-man in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From he- + man. The correct English form is he-man, spelled H-E---M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A strong or virile man.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how he-man appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
What's the matter with his talking so polite? Hell's bells, Harry, no harm in being polite. There's some regular he-men that are just as polite as women, prett' near.
1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure A lotta draggy party-type people there...girls all decked out & guys with he-man cologne on.
Etymology
From he- + man.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.