peahen
/ˈpiː.hɛn/noun
peahen is spelled P-E-A-H-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peahen means “A female peafowl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peahen is peahens.
How many letters and syllables are in peahen?
| Letters | 6: P-E-A-H-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 peahen?
Peahen appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 peahen?
- US /ˈpiː.hɛn/
Peahen has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peahen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peahen
- peahens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peahen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female peafowl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peahen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female of peacock:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paonne |
| German | Pfauhenne |
| Portuguese | pavoa |
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 peahen come from?
From Middle English pehenne, equivalent to pea (“peafowl”) + hen. Compare Icelandic páhæna (“peahen”). See also peacock, peafowl, peachick, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).