Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hei

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: hei
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter)

noun

Initialism of higher education institution.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of high-explosive incendiary.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of hot-carrier injection.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of human-environment interaction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of high-efficiency incandescent (“a type of light bulb”).

Countable; Uncountable

name

Initialism of Healthy Eating Index.

name

Initialism of high energy ignition.

Usage

Inflected Forms

heis (plural)

Phrases

hei hei salt hei-tiki wok hei

Frequently Paired Words

hei hei salt hei-tiki wok hei

Questions

What does hei mean?: Alternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter)

How to pronounce hei

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