# Heike vs henke

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Heike
*name · IPA [ˈhaɪ̯kə] · frequency rank #12,939*
weiblicher Vorname

### henke
*verb · IPA [ˈhɛŋkə] · frequency rank #35,229*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken

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