# Helen

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɛlən/ · frequency rank #5,225

## Definitions
1. The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:

## Etymology
From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Elaine.

## Easily confused with
- **hen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-hen)
- **here** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-here)
- **help** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-help)
- **hell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-hell)
- **hole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-hole)
- **helm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-helm)
- **hewn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-hewn)
- **heli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-heli)
- **helps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-helps)
- **hello** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-hello)
- **holes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-holes)
- **hella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-hella)
- **helix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-helix)
- **heron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-heron)
- **hells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-hells)
- **holed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-holed)
- **helms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-helms)
- **Helga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-helga)
- **Henan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-henan)
- **hsien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helen-vs-hsien)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ehlen`, `heeln`, `helenn`, `hellen`, `helne`, `hhelen`, `hleen`

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