# hand vs he'd

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hand
*noun · IPA /ˈhænd/ · frequency rank #375*
The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

### he'd
*contraction · IPA /hiːd/ · frequency rank #2,627*
Contraction of he + had.

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