# ham vs He

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ham
*noun · IPA [ˈhɑmˀ] · frequency rank #10,294*
äußerste Hautschicht bei Amphibien und Reptilien; Haut

### He
*abbrev · frequency rank #3,534*
Helium

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