# Hesse

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɛs/ · frequency rank #34,104

## Definitions
1. A state of modern Germany.
2. A medieval principality and former duchy in Central Europe.
3. A surname from German.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Hesse.

## Easily confused with
- **hse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hesse-vs-hse)
- **hose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hesse-vs-hose)
- **hiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hesse-vs-hiss)
- **hoss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hesse-vs-hoss)
- **house** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hesse-vs-house)
- **horse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hesse-vs-horse)
- **Hester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hesse-vs-hester)
- **Hussey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hesse-vs-hussey)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hes-vs-hesse)
- **hee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hee-vs-hesse)
- **here** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/here-vs-hesse)
- **he's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-s-vs-hesse)
- **hers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-hesse)
- **hehe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hehe-vs-hesse)
- **Hess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hess-vs-hesse)
- **hence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hence-vs-hesse)
- **hedge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hedge-vs-hesse)
- **heist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heist-vs-hesse)
- **haste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haste-vs-hesse)
- **heave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heave-vs-hesse)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ehsse`, `hese`, `heses`, `hhesse`, `hsese`

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