# heb vs hey

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### heb
*verb · IPA [heːp] · frequency rank #28,700*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heben

### hey
*phrase · IPA [hɛɪ̯] · frequency rank #1,010*
als Grußwort

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