hein
French, interjection/ɛ̃/
hein is spelled H-E-I-N (4 letters) and appears 120 times per million words in written French, the 685th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hein is a French interjection meaning “huh, hey, eh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dont on accompagne une interrogation ou une phrase qui exprime l’étonnement”.
What does hein mean in English?
interjection
- 1
huh, hey, eh
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Dont on accompagne une interrogation ou une phrase qui exprime l’étonnement. 2. Il s’emploie seul, pour indiquer que l’on n’a pas entendu ou compris et que l’on invite l’interlocuteur à répéter. 3. S’emploie pour attirer l’attention, susciter l’approbation ou bien des questions.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hein
- hyn slang
- hin
- hun
- ein
- hain
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hein?
- /ɛ̃/
- \ɛ̃\
- [ẽ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hein in French?
hein appears 120 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).