Which to use
“hei” is an intj and “Henri” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,652
- “hei” frequency rank
- #11,671
- “Henri” frequency rank
- 27323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hei | Henri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausruf der Freude, Begeisterung oder Verwunderung | männlicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes hei and Henri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hei with Henri
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hei is [haɪ̯] while Henri is [ɑ̃ˑ.ri]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hei is recorded at frequency rank #15,652, classified as anintj, pronounced [haɪ̯]. Henri is at rank #11,671, tagged as aname, pronounced [ɑ̃ˑ.ri].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27323, this pair ranks #1,803,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hei vs Henri
Shared letters: ehi. Private to "hei": -. Private to "Henri": nr.
"hei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Henri" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Henri ← ehnri · henir · hennri · henrri · herni · hhenri · hneri
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hei" for "Henri" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hei" or "Henri" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hei" and "Henri" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Henri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,803,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hei" and "Henri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heel vs hei". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,803,624 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.