waterhen
/ˈwɔːtə.hɛn/noun
waterhen is spelled W-A-T-E-R-H-E-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, waterhen means “A species of bird in the genus Amaurornis of the family Rallidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of waterhen is waterhens.
How many letters and syllables are in waterhen?
| Letters | 8: W-A-T-E-R-H-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 waterhen?
Waterhen appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 waterhen?
- /ˈwɔːtə.hɛn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of waterhen
- waterhens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does waterhen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A species of bird in the genus Amaurornis of the family Rallidae.
- 2
Synonym of turbo chook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does waterhen come from?
From water + hen. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterhanne, German Low German Waterhenne. Compare also Dutch waterhoen, German Wasserhuhn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).