Hendaye

^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.daj\

/^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.daj\/ name

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The verdict

“Hendaye” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,128
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hendaye · Hendaye · French

Hendaye · rank #49,128 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,128
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH highland

Nearest frequency peer: highland (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hendaye »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Hendaye » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hendaye
PropertyValue
HeadwordHendaye
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.daj\
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,128
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hendaye »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Hendayese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « highland » (#49,129), « having » (#49,125), « hollywoodiens » (#49,131). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Hendaye » est au #49,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Hendaye (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.daj\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,128 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hendaye, with forms such as "ehndaye", "hednaye", and "henadye". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Hendaye, spelled H-E-N-D-A-Y-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Depuis la rive d’en face, en France, à Hendaye, de nombreux réfugiés, dont les grands-parents, vont voir leur ville brûler.
  2. C’est bien évidemment d’un scooter décidé et radieux que je me cornichai au-dessus de l’océan avant d’atteindre Abbadia, porte irlandaise du savoir et de la découverte à Hendaye, et de descendre au ras de la mer sur le boulevard du même nom.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehndaye
  • hednaye
  • henadye
  • hendaey
  • hendayye
  • henddaye
  • hendyae
  • henndaye
  • hhendaye
  • hnedaye

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hendaye - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehndaye2hednaye2henadye2hendaey2hendayye1henddaye1hendyae2henndaye1
Edit distance from "Hendaye"

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 "Hendaye"?
"Hendaye" is spelled H-E-N-D-A-Y-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.daj\.
What does "Hendaye" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hendaye" means: Commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
What are common misspellings of "Hendaye"?
Common misspellings include "ehndaye", "hednaye", "henadye", "hendaey", "hendayye". The correct spelling is "Hendaye".
How do you pronounce "Hendaye"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hendaye" is ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.daj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hendaye" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imberbe#49,144indexés#49,147gageons#49,106insight#49,157

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list