# hair vs Herr

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hair
*noun · IPA /hɛə/ · frequency rank #876*
A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

### Herr
*name · frequency rank #21,537*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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