# held vs hes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/held-vs-hes