hey

used especially to call attention or to express interrogation, surprise, or exultation

The first known use: in the 13th century

Word Structure

3 Letters, 1 Syllable

hey


2 Phonemes

h A


onset, rime

h ey


Morpheme

hey


Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

greetings

hi

howdy

welcome

bonjour

hi-ya

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

hey presto

hey presto

Neighborhood

Rhymes

clay

day

gray

lay

may

pay

play

say

stay

Onset Friends

he

his

her

had

have

him

how

here

house

False Friends

key

Deeper Dive

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