Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hes

/hiːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: hes
IPA: /hiːz/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of he

det

Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.

pron

Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; that that belongs to him.

contraction

Alternative form of he's.

Informal

verb

Pronunciation spelling of has, representing dialectal English.

pron

The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned or implied.

name

plural of He

noun

Initialism of house exchange system.

Example Sentences

"That's hes house over there."
"The idea was hes not mine."
"Jennie! Jennie! come an’ tell me thet the long-lost claim hes come back to Old Jack!"

Etymology

From he's via a reduction of the apostrophe.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

he's (alternative) his (alternative) hirm (oblique) hirmself (reflexive) hiers (possessive)

Rhymes With

these please she's chinese disease japanese employees trees traditional chinese sees cheese degrees

Questions

How do you pronounce hes?: The recorded pronunciation is /hiːz/.
What does hes mean?: plural of he
Where does hes come from?: From he's via a reduction of the apostrophe.

How to pronounce hes

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