# heel vs hues

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heel
*noun · IPA /hiːl/ · frequency rank #9,052*
The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

### hues
*noun · IPA /hjuːz/ · frequency rank #26,825*
plural of hue

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heel-vs-hues