# have vs he

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### have
*verb · IPA /hæv/ · frequency rank #20*
To possess, own.

### he
*pronoun · IPA /ˈhiː/ · frequency rank #22*
A person who identifies as male, or animal already known or implied.

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