# hell vs hem

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hell
*name · IPA /hɛl/ · frequency rank #828*
A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.

### hem
*intj · IPA /hɛm/ · frequency rank #21,236*
Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.

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