# hay vs He

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hay
*noun · IPA [heɪ] · frequency rank #32,588*
Tierfutter; Heu

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hay-vs-he