# He vs hob

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hob
*verb · IPA [hoːp] · frequency rank #5,380*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs heben

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