# help vs Herd

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### help
*noun · IPA [hɛlp] · frequency rank #12,732*
Hilfe

### Herd
*noun · IPA [heːɐ̯t] · frequency rank #9,043*
(zentrale) Feuerstelle, Wärmequelle und Kochstelle eines Hauses

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