# Hesse vs Hester

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hesse
*name · IPA /ˈhɛs/ · frequency rank #34,104*
A state of modern Germany.

### Hester
*name · IPA /ˈhɛstɚ/ · frequency rank #23,859*
A female given name from Persian, of 17th century and later usage.

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