Hénoch

\e.nɔk\

/\e.nɔk\/ name

The verdict

“Hénoch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-henoch · Hénoch · French

Hénoch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Hénoch
PropertyValue
HeadwordHénoch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\e.nɔk\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Hénoch » en français

Hénochsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hénoch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \e.nɔk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hénoch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Hénoch, spelled H-É-N-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fils de Caïn.
  2. 2
    Fils de Seth.
  3. 3
    Fils de Yared.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Caïn s’enfuit et emmena sans doute sa femme, car la Bible dit que, peu de temps après, il eut un fils qu’il appela Hénoch.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hénoch"?
"Hénoch" is spelled H-É-N-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \e.nɔk\.
What does "Hénoch" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hénoch" means: Fils de Caïn.
How do you pronounce "Hénoch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hénoch" is \e.nɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hénoch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list