# hin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɪn/ · frequency rank #38,887

## Definitions
1. A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).
2. An Ancient Egyptian liquid measure of volume (about 0.48 L).

## Etymology
From Middle English hin, from Latin hin, from Hebrew הִין, from Egyptian h:n-nw-w-W22 (hnw, “jar, unit of liquid volume”).

## Easily confused with
- **ho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-ho)
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hr)
- **HP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hp)
- **hm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hm)
- **HQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hq)
- **Hu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hu)
- **HK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hk)
- **hv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hv)
- **hn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hn)
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-his)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-how)
- **hit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hit)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hot)
- **hip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hip)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hop)
- **huh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-huh)
- **HIV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hiv)
- **hmm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hmm)
- **hug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hug)
- **hub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hub)

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