Henriette

name

"henriette" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Henriette” is uncommon English (frequency #62,961 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,961
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female given name from French.

Key facts for Henriette
PropertyValue
HeadwordHenriette
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Henriette” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Henriette lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Henriette is uncommon English at frequency #62,961 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from French.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Henriette in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French Henriette, feminine form of Henri (“Henry”) coined in the seventeenth century; in English more popular as Harriet and Henrietta. The correct English form is Henriette, spelled H-E-N-R-I-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from French.

Etymology

From French Henriette, feminine form of Henri (“Henry”) coined in the seventeenth century; in English more popular as Harriet and Henrietta.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Henriette"?
"Henriette" is spelled H-E-N-R-I-E-T-T-E.
What does "Henriette" mean?
As a proper noun, "Henriette" means: A female given name from French.
What is the origin of the word "Henriette"?
From French Henriette, feminine form of Henri (“Henry”) coined in the seventeenth century; in English more popular as Harriet and Henrietta. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Henriette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is H-E-N-R-I-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list