hoyden
/ˈhɔɪdən/adjective, verb
hoyden is spelled H-O-Y-D-E-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hoyden means “Like a hoyden: high-spirited and boisterous; saucy, tomboyish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hoyden?
| Letters | 6: H-O-Y-D-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hoyden?
Hoyden appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 hoyden?
- /ˈhɔɪdən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hoyden.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hoyden
- hoiden
- more hoyden comparative
- most hoyden superlative
- hoydens present, singular, he/she/it
- hoydening participle, present
- hoydened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoyden mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like a hoyden: high-spirited and boisterous; saucy, tomboyish.
verb
- 1
To behave in a hoydenish manner.
noun
- 1
archaicA rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman.
She is a hoyden, one will say. At any rate she is not a lady, another will exclaim. I have suspected her all through, a third will declare; she has no idea of the dignity of a matron; or of the peculiar propriety which her position demands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hoyden come from?
Probably from Middle Dutch heyden (“heathen, gypsy”), heidin (Modern Dutch heiden).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).