# hells vs hes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hells
*noun · IPA /hɛlz/ · frequency rank #26,457*
plural of hell

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hells-vs-hes