heinie
/ˈhaɪni/
"heinie" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“heinie” is uncommon English (frequency #99,355 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,355
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The buttocks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heinie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhaɪni/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #99,355 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “heinie” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
heinie is uncommon English at frequency #99,355 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhaɪni/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The buttocks.".
heinie has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From a corruption of *hindie, for *behindie (“behind, rear end, hindward parts”), equivalent to hind + -ie. Perhaps influenced in some way by Heinie (“a German”). The correct English form is heinie, spelled H-E-I-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1The buttocks.
Etymology
From a corruption of *hindie, for *behindie (“behind, rear end, hindward parts”), equivalent to hind + -ie. Perhaps influenced in some way by Heinie (“a German”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “heinie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-E-I-N-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhaɪni/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.