hench
/hɛnt͡ʃ/noun, verb, adjective
hench is spelled H-E-N-C-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hench means “The narrow side of chimney stack, a haunch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hench is henches.
How many letters and syllables are in hench?
| Letters | 5: H-E-N-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hench?
Hench appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 hench?
- /hɛnt͡ʃ/
Hench has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-hench.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hench
- henches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- henching participle, present
- henched participle, past
- hencher comparative
- henchest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hench mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The narrow side of chimney stack, a haunch.
- 2
The side of an arch from the topmost part (crown) to the bottommost part (impost).
- 3
ScotlandA limp; lameness.
verb
- 1
ScotlandTo halt or limp.
- 2
To be a henchman or henchwoman, usually for a supervillain.
adjective
- 1
UKslangBig, strong, and muscular.
He's well hench.
- 2
UKslangImpressive, good, cool.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hench come from?
Variant of haunch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).