hei

[ˈej]

/[ˈej]/ noun

The verdict

“hei” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,992 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,992
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quinta letra del alfabeto hebreo

Corpus desk

Index ES-hei · hei · Spanish

hei · rank #66,992 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,992
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH height

Nearest frequency peer: height (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “hei”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hei” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hei
PropertyValue
Headwordhei
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈej]
Letters3
Frequency rank#66,992
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hei” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).heicae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “height” (#66,993), “helecho” (#66,994), “happen” (#66,989). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hei” va en #66,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hei is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,992 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈej]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quinta letra del alfabeto hebreo".

hei has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is hei, spelled H-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quinta letra del alfabeto hebreo

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hei"?
"hei" is spelled H-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈej].
What does "hei" mean?
As a noun, "hei" means: Quinta letra del alfabeto hebreo
How do you pronounce "hei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hei" is [ˈej]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hei" come from?
"hei" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list