# Herr vs hey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Herr
*name · frequency rank #21,537*
A surname.

### hey
*intj · IPA /heɪ/ · frequency rank #787*
An exclamation to get attention.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herr-vs-hey