hun

Other forms of hun

plural

huns·

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 hun

What does hun mean?

hun means "a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hun?

hun has 1 syllable: hun. In IPA it is /ˈhʌn/.

What is another word for hun?

Close synonyms include Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry. 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 hun a common word?

hun 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.