# he'd

> English word · Contraction · IPA /hiːd/ · frequency rank #2,627

## Definitions
1. Contraction of he + had.
2. Contraction of he + would.

## Easily confused with
- **her** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-her)
- **hey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hey)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hes)
- **hid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hid)
- **heh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-heh)
- **hen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hen)
- **hee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hee)
- **HUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hud)
- **hem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hem)
- **het** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-het)
- **Hel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hel)
- **hep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hep)
- **hea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hea)
- **hed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hed)
- **hew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hew)
- **hod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-hod)
- **here** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-here)
- **help** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-help)
- **he's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-he-s)
- **head** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-d-vs-head)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eh'd`, `h'ed`, `he'dd`, `hed'`, `hhe'd`

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