# Heine vs hermine

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Heine
*name · IPA [ˈhaɪ̯nə] · frequency rank #10,869*
deutscher Nachname

### hermine
*noun · IPA [ɛʁ.min] · frequency rank #24,379*
Hermelin

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