hinny
/ˈhɪ.ni/noun, verb
hinny is spelled H-I-N-N-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hinny means “The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hinny is hinnies.
How many letters and syllables are in hinny?
| Letters | 5: H-I-N-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hinny?
Hinny appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hinny?
- /ˈhɪ.ni/
Hinny has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hinny.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hinny
- hinnies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hinney
- henny
- hinnying participle, present
- hinnied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hinny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
- 2
A term of endearment usually for women.
verb
- 1
To whinny
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hinny in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hinny come from?
From Latin hinnus, from Ancient Greek ἴννος (ínnos), γίννος (gínnos). Possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).