Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hetty

/ˈhɛti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: het-ty
IPA: /ˈhɛti/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heterosexual.

Slang

adj

Slang

name

A diminutive of the female given names Henrietta, Hester and Esther.

Etymology

From het + -y.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

hetties (plural) hettie (alternative) hettier (comparative) hettiest (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

hetty Hattie

Homonyms

hettie

Rhymes With

betty spaghetti sweaty getty petit bette jetty confetti yeti serengeti nettie letty

Questions

How do you pronounce hetty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛti/.
What does hetty mean?: A heterosexual.
Where does hetty come from?: From het + -y.

How to pronounce hetty

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