# he vs Hu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Hu
*name · IPA /hu/ · frequency rank #13,362*
A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-vs-hu