# Hebei

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɜːbeɪ/ · frequency rank #47,092

## Definitions
1. A province in northern China. Capital: Shijiazhuang.
2. A district of Tianjin, China.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 河北 (Héběi, literally “north [of the] river”) referring to the Yellow River.

## Easily confused with
- **hee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-hee)
- **here** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-here)
- **heel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-heel)
- **heed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-heed)
- **hehe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-hehe)
- **heli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-heli)
- **Helen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-helen)
- **Heidi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-heidi)
- **Huber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-huber)
- **Hegel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-hegel)
- **Hebrew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-hebrew)
- **herein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebei-vs-herein)
- **Haber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haber-vs-hebei)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ehbei`, `hbeei`, `hebbei`, `hebie`, `heebi`, `hhebei`

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