# Hel vs helix

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hel
*name · frequency rank #30,823*
The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.

### helix
*noun · IPA /ˈhiːlɪks/ · frequency rank #20,662*
A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.

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