# hallo vs hells

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hallo
*intj · IPA /həˈləʊ/ · frequency rank #39,343*
Alternative form of hello (“greeting”).

### hells
*noun · IPA /hɛlz/ · frequency rank #26,457*
plural of hell

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