hess

Other forms of hess

plural

hesses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hess

What does hess mean?

hess means "English pianist (1890-1965)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hess?

hess has 1 syllable: hess. In IPA it is /ˈhɛs/.

What is another word for hess?

Close synonyms include Dame Myra Hess, Walter Hess, Walter Rudolf Hess, Rudolf Hess, Walther Richard Rudolf Hess. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hess a common word?

hess is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hess?

1 word rhymes with hess. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.