# Hehl vs hej

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hehl
*noun · IPA [heːl] · frequency rank #33,632*
etwas verheimlichen, verbergen (meist verneint)

### hej
*intj · IPA [haɪ] · frequency rank #48,213*
informelle Grußformel

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