# Halen vs halogen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Halen
*name · frequency rank #43,180*
A village in Halen, Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium.

### halogen
*noun · IPA /ˈhæl.ə.d͡ʒən/ · frequency rank #35,746*
Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.

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