# hel vs Herd

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Herd
*noun · IPA [heːɐ̯t] · frequency rank #9,043*
(zentrale) Feuerstelle, Wärmequelle und Kochstelle eines Hauses

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