hender

[ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

/[ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“hender” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cortar profundamente un cuerpo sólido sin partirlo del todo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hender · hender · Spanish

hender · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for hender
PropertyValue
Headwordhender
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hender” en español

henderestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hender is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hender, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is hender, spelled H-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cortar profundamente un cuerpo sólido sin partirlo del todo.
  2. 2
    Atravesar un cuerpo líquido o gaseoso o cortar su superficie.
  3. 3
    Abrirse paso entre una multitud de cosas o personas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Y para en argumento de la estimación que de los españoles tenía, llegóse a Vasco Núñez y pónele la mano a la espada diciendo: ‘¿Quién contra esta macana(o como allí se llamaba), que de un golpe hiende un hombre por medio , ha de pensar prevalecer, si no fuero alguno que no tuviere seso?
  2. el canto intermitente del aserradero que hendía el aire hasta las casas cuando la tarde era muy límpida

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hender"?
"hender" is spelled H-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "hender" mean?
As a verb, "hender" means: Cortar profundamente un cuerpo sólido sin partirlo del todo.
How do you pronounce "hender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hender" is [ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hender" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list