# hey vs hm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hm
*determiner · frequency rank #9,346*
Initialism of how much.

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