# half vs Hans

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### half
*verb · IPA [half] · frequency rank #5,182*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen

### Hans
*noun · IPA [hans] · frequency rank #953*
Person männlichen Geschlechts

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/half-vs-hans