# henry

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #1,864

## Definitions
1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

## Etymology
Named after American scientist Joseph Henry (1797–1878).

## Easily confused with
- **her** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-her)
- **hey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-hey)
- **here** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-here)
- **hero** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-hero)
- **hers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-hers)
- **herb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-herb)
- **herd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-herd)
- **Herr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-herr)
- **Hera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-hera)
- **honey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-honey)
- **hurry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-hurry)
- **honky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-honky)
- **hunky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-hunky)
- **hungry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henry-vs-hungry)
- **hen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hen-vs-henry)
- **hear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hear-vs-henry)
- **heir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heir-vs-henry)
- **heart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heart-vs-henry)
- **heard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heard-vs-henry)
- **heavy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heavy-vs-henry)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ehnry`, `hennry`, `henrry`, `henryy`, `henyr`, `herny`, `hhenry`, `hnery`

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