heigh
/heɪ/obsolete
heigh is spelled H-E-I-G-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, heigh means “An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in heigh?
| Letters | 5: H-E-I-G-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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 heigh?
Heigh appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 heigh?
- /heɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of heigh
- hey
- hi
- hegh
- hech
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heigh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
archaicAn exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does heigh come from?
Inherited from Middle English heigh, hey, hay, hei, heh, probably of imitative origin. Compare hey, eh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).