Hernani
The verdict
“Hernani” is uncommon French (frequency #64,503 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,503
- frequency rank, French
- 1,969
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune du Pays basque espagnol située dans la province de Guipuscoa.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hernani · Hernani · French
Hernani · rank #64,503 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,503
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,969
- PHOTO-FINISH herder
Nearest frequency peer: herder (-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 « Hernani »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- haussement
haussement
35,502 corpus weight
- Heim
Heim
35,501 corpus weight
- herder
herder
35,499 corpus weight
- Hernani
Hernani
35,498 corpus weight
- Hervieu
Hervieu
35,497 corpus weight
- hitlérienne
hitlérienne
35,494 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Hernani » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hernani |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,503 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Hernani » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Hernani is uncommon French at frequency #64,503 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Hernani has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Hernani, spelled H-E-R-N-A-N-I.
Definition
- 1Commune du Pays basque espagnol située dans la province de Guipuscoa.
- 2Pièce de théâtre de Victor Hugo adaptée à l’opéra par Giuseppe Verdi.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hernani appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au début de cette même année, un énorme charivari avait accueilli la pièce d'un tout jeune auteur. Paris en bruissait encore et il n’était pas de jour sans qu'on en dît pis que pendre ou la portât aux nues : Hernani, d'un certain Hugo.
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); 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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