# he's vs HMAS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### he's
*contraction · IPA /ˈhiːz/ · frequency rank #227*
Contraction of he + is.

### HMAS
*noun · frequency rank #47,099*
His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship; the designation of Australian ships and naval bases.

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