heeze
verb
heeze is spelled H-E-E-Z-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, heeze means “To hoist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in heeze?
| Letters | 5: H-E-E-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 heeze?
Heeze appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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).
Forms of heeze
- heezes present, singular, he/she/it
- heezing participle, present
- heezed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heeze mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
ScotlandTo hoist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does heeze come from?
From Middle English hissa! (a cry used by sailors in pulling or hauling). Compare Dutch hijsen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).