# heck vs het

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heck
*intj · IPA /hɛk/ · frequency rank #6,916*
Hell.

### het
*noun · IPA /hɛt/ · frequency rank #24,186*
A heterosexual person.

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