Which to use
“head” is a noun and “heh” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #288
- “head” frequency rank
- #11,719
- “heh” frequency rank
- 12007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | head | heh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. | Weak amusement, sometimes signaling boredom. |
Letter map: head vs heh
Shared letters muted; letters that set head and heh apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: head is anoun and hehanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
head is recorded at frequency rank #288, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɛd/. heh is at rank #11,719, tagged as anintj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12007, this pair ranks #483,939 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of head vs heh
Shared letters: eh. Private to "head": ad. Private to "heh": -.
"head" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "heh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- head ← ehad · haed · headd · heda · hhead