# Hein vs hej

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hein
*name · IPA [haɪ̯n] · frequency rank #19,601*
männlicher Vorname

### 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/hein-vs-hej