# Hehl vs hells

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hells
*noun · IPA [hɛlz] · frequency rank #34,160*
Plural des Substantivs hell

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