# hel vs hip

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hip
*adjective · IPA [hɪp] · frequency rank #6,934*
in Mode, voll im Trend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hel-vs-hip