hímen

/ˈi.mɛn/

//ˈi.mɛn// noun

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The verdict

“hímen” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,850 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,850
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - membrana que tapa parcialmente a vagina na mulher virgem

Corpus desk

Index PT-himen · hímen · Portuguese

hímen · rank #64,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,850
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH homeostase

Nearest frequency peer: homeostase (-3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “hímen”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “hímen” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hímen
PropertyValue
Headwordhímen
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈi.mɛn/
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,850
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “hímen” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.hímencai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “homeostase” (#64,847), “headline” (#64,842), “instrutivo” (#64,872). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hímen” fica em #64,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hímen is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,850 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈi.mɛn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hímen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is hímen, spelled H-Í-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    membrana que tapa parcialmente a vagina na mulher virgem
  2. 2
    tecido membranoso que protege a flor em botão

This word in other languages

hymen(English)himen(Español)hymen(Français)Hymen(Deutsch)

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hímen"?
"hímen" is spelled H-Í-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈi.mɛn/.
What does "hímen" mean?
As a noun, "hímen" means: membrana que tapa parcialmente a vagina na mulher virgem
How do you pronounce "hímen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hímen" is /ˈi.mɛn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hímen" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fudge#64,816jante#64,886jirau#64,889otite#64,995

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list