# head vs hep

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### head
*noun · IPA /ˈhɛd/ · frequency rank #288*
The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.

### hep
*noun · IPA /hɛp/ · frequency rank #34,523*
hepatitis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/head-vs-hep
