# Helene vs Henne

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Helene
*name · IPA [heˈleːnə] · frequency rank #7,065*
weiblicher Vorname

### Henne
*noun · IPA [ˈhɛnə] · frequency rank #21,286*
weiblicher Vogel (insbesondere bei Hühnern)

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