heille

\ɛj\

/\ɛj\/ intj

The verdict

“heille” is uncommon French (frequency #93,857 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,857
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de hé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-heille · heille · French

heille · rank #93,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,857
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hautefeuille

Nearest frequency peer: Hautefeuille (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « heille »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « heille » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heille
PropertyValue
Headwordheille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\ɛj\
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « heille » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).heilletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Hautefeuille » (#93,856), « Helvète » (#93,858), « haussmanniens » (#93,855). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « heille » est au #93,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heille is uncommon French at frequency #93,857 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de hé.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for heille, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is heille, spelled H-E-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de hé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Heille, Rémi. Fais pas de conneries. J’t’aime bin la face pis tu m’dois encore cinquante piasses.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heille"?
"heille" is spelled H-E-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛj\.
What does "heille" mean?
As an interjection, "heille" means: Variante de hé.
How do you pronounce "heille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heille" is \ɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heille" come from?
"heille" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list