# hen vs how

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hen
*noun · IPA [hɛn] · frequency rank #34,162*
die Henne, ein weiblicher Vogel

### how
*adverb · IPA [haʊ] · frequency rank #4,899*
nach der Methode fragend

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