henna
[ˈxena]
The verdict
“henna” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,635 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,635
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grafía alternativa de jena ('alheña').
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | henna |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈxena] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,635 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “henna” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
henna is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,635 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈxena]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grafía alternativa de jena ('alheña').".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for henna, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is henna, spelled H-E-N-N-A.
Definition
- 1Grafía alternativa de jena ('alheña').
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.
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Using “henna”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-E-N-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈxena] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.