hymen
/ˈhaɪmən/
"hymen" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hymen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,809. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,809
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hymen · hymen · English
hymen · rank #48,809 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,809
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH hsien
Nearest frequency peer: hsien (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hymen”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Horvath
Horvath
51,195 corpus weight
- Hosea
Hosea
51,194 corpus weight
- hsien
hsien
51,193 corpus weight
- hymen
hymen
51,192 corpus weight
- ices
ices
51,191 corpus weight
- IDGAF
IDGAF
51,190 corpus weight
What this shows “hymen” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hymen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhaɪmən/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #48,809 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hymen”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around hymen (IPA /ˈhaɪmən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,809 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hymen, with forms such as "hhymen", "hmyen", and "hyemn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hype", "hymn", "Hyun", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French hymen, from Late Latin hymēn, from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin; membrane”). The correct English form is hymen, spelled H-Y-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- 2Marriage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hymen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I would for ever baniſh from my thoughts—I will obey the firſt ſummons that proclaims you a happy wife.—On my devoted head may every miſery, reſulting from an ill-fated marriage, have juſtly been exhauſted. On your propitious hymen may ſmiling peace, domeſtic harmony, and mutual love, for ever wait; and time alone diſſolve the tender union!
Fanny read to herself that "it was with infinite concern the newspaper had to announce to the world, a matrimonial fracas in the family of Mr. R. of Wimpole Street; the beautiful Mrs. R. whose name had not long been enrolled in the lists of hymen, and who had promised to become so brilliant a leader in the fashionable world, having quitted her husband's r…
Etymology
From Middle French hymen, from Late Latin hymēn, from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin; membrane”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhymen
- hmyen
- hyemn
- hymenn
- hymmen
- hymne
- hyymen
- yhmen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hymen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).