Hendaye
^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.daj\
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
- 109,908
- “H” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hendaye |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.daj\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #49,128 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hendaye” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Hendaye (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.daj\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,128 among 109,908 “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
- 1Commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
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.
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.
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Using “Hendaye”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-E-N-D-A-Y-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃.daj\ (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.