# Helios vs helix

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Helios
*name · IPA /ˈhiːliɒs/ · frequency rank #44,256*
The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.

### 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.
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