# hel vs Helm

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hel
*noun · IPA [xɛl] · frequency rank #47,474*
Helium

### Helm
*noun · IPA [hɛlm] · frequency rank #6,201*
vor allem vor mechanischen Einflüssen schützende Kopfbedeckung

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