# hemp vs Hess

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hemp
*noun · IPA /hɛmp/ · frequency rank #16,726*
A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

### Hess
*name · IPA /hɛs/ · frequency rank #23,298*
A habitational surname from German of German and Ashkenazi origin, denoting a person from Hesse.

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