# Hess

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hɛs/ · frequency rank #23,298

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from German of German and Ashkenazi origin, denoting a person from Hesse.
2. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States.

## Easily confused with
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-his)
- **hey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hey)
- **HMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hms)
- **het** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-het)
- **HHS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hhs)
- **Hsu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hsu)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hos)
- **hse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hse)
- **Hus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hus)
- **HTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hts)
- **HSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hsa)
- **hew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hew)
- **Hsi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hsi)
- **host** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-host)
- **hits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hits)
- **hips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hips)
- **hose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hose)
- **hugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hugs)
- **hush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hush)
- **hubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hubs)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ehss`, `hhess`, `hses`

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