# Hess vs HHS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### HHS
*name · IPA /eɪt͡ʃ eɪt͡ʃ ˈɛs/ · frequency rank #26,459*
Initialism of (US Department of) Health and Human Services.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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