# hel vs Holz

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Holz
*noun · IPA [hɔlt͡s] · frequency rank #1,925*
aus Zellulose und Lignin bestehende Masse eines Baumes

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