hexes
/ˈhɛksɪz/
"hexes" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hexes” is uncommon English (frequency #77,764 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,764
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of hex
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hexes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɛksɪz/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #77,764 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hexes” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hexes is uncommon English at frequency #77,764 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɛksɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of hex".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hexes in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is hexes, spelled H-E-X-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of hex
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-E-X-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.