# Hein

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,169

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From German, Dutch, Low German, Danish, and Jewish surname, all from the first element of the Germanic name Heinrich.

## Easily confused with
- **hi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hi)
- **hn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hn)
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-his)
- **her** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-her)
- **him** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-him)
- **hit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hit)
- **hey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hey)
- **hip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hip)
- **HIV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hiv)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hes)
- **hon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hon)
- **hid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hid)
- **hen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hen)
- **hun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hun)
- **hem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hem)
- **hui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hui)
- **het** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-het)
- **Hel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hel)
- **hoi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hoi)
- **hep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hein-vs-hep)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ehin`, `heinn`, `heni`, `hhein`, `hien`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hein