# heel vs hel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### heel
*noun · IPA [hiːl] · frequency rank #48,960*
der hintere Teil des Fußes unter dem Knöchel

### hel
*noun · IPA [xɛl] · frequency rank #47,474*
Helium

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