# hehe vs held

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hehe
*intj · IPA /hɛhɛ/ · frequency rank #20,951*
An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.

### held
*verb · IPA /ˈhɛld/ · frequency rank #572*
simple past and past participle of hold

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