The Hague
/ðə ˈhæɡ/
"the-hague" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“The Hague” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
Corpus desk
Index EN-the-hague · The Hague · English
The Hague · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | The Hague |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ðə ˈhæɡ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “The Hague” in English
Rare enough to double-check
The Hague is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ðə ˈhæɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for The Hague in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the French translation (confused with La Hague) of Dutch Den Haag, short form of 's-Gravenhage, from Middle Dutch des Graven hage (1400s), literally, "the Count's hedge[-enclosed hunting grounds]", The correct English form is The Hague, spelled T-H-E- -H-A-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1A city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
- 2A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
- 3The International Criminal Court or International Court of Justice.
Etymology
From the French translation (confused with La Hague) of Dutch Den Haag, short form of 's-Gravenhage, from Middle Dutch des Graven hage (1400s), literally, "the Count's hedge[-enclosed hunting grounds]",
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.