# hey vs hoi

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hey
*phrase · IPA [hɛɪ̯] · frequency rank #1,010*
als Grußwort

### hoi
*intj · IPA [hɔɪ̯] · frequency rank #41,901*
Ausruf des (freudigen) Erstaunens

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