hen

/ˈhẽːn/

//ˈhẽːn// adj

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The verdict

“hen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,681 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,681
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Viejo.

Key facts for hen
PropertyValue
Headwordhen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈhẽːn/
Letters3
Frequency rank#64,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hen” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hen lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,681 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈhẽːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Viejo.".

hen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hen, spelled H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Viejo.

Synonyms

kozh

Antonyms

yaouank

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 "hen"?
"hen" is spelled H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhẽːn/.
What does "hen" mean?
As an adjective, "hen" means: Viejo.
How do you pronounce "hen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hen" is /ˈhẽːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hen" come from?
"hen" 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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Using “hen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈhẽːn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list