# heal vs hes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heal
*verb · IPA /hiːl/ · frequency rank #5,886*
To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.

### hes
*determiner · IPA /hiːz/ · frequency rank #7,568*
Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.

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