# hentai

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛntaɪ/ · frequency rank #21,822

## Definitions
1. A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

## Etymology
Pseudo-Japonism, derived from 変(へん)態(たい) (hentai, “pervert”), short for 変(へん)態(たい)性(せい)欲(よく)者(しゃ) (hentai seiyoku-sha, literally “person with abnormal sexual desires”).

## Easily confused with
- **henna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henna-vs-hentai)
- **Henan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henan-vs-hentai)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ehntai`, `henati`, `henntai`, `hentia`, `henttai`, `hetnai`, `hhentai`, `hnetai`

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