# hel vs hey

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hey
*phrase · IPA [hɛɪ̯] · frequency rank #1,010*
als Grußwort

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