# hel vs hieb

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hieb
*verb · IPA [hiːp] · frequency rank #31,613*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hauen

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