he

[ˈe]

/[ˈe]/ adv

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The verdict

“he” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #139) as an adverb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#139
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unido a un pronombre personal clítico ("me, te, le, nos, os, les") o a un adverbio de lugar ("aquí, allí, ahí", etc.), señala la presencia o existencia de algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-he · he · Spanish

he · rank #139 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #139
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH forma

Nearest frequency peer: forma (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “he”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “he” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

he vs Ho
0% similar
he vs hi
50% similar
he vs hoy
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for he
PropertyValue
Headwordhe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈe]
Letters2
Frequency rank#139
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “he” en la frecuencia del español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “forma” (#138), “nuevo” (#140), “estos” (#137). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for he is neighbouring look-alikes ("Ho", "hi", …), not just typos; it is anadverb pronounced [ˈe]. Frequency #139 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Gloss: "Unido a un pronombre personal clítico ("me, te, le, nos, os, les") o a un adverbio de lugar ("aquí, allí, ahí", etc.), señala la presencia o existencia de algo.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for he in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ho", "hi", "hoy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is he, spelled H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unido a un pronombre personal clítico ("me, te, le, nos, os, les") o a un adverbio de lugar ("aquí, allí, ahí", etc.), señala la presencia o existencia de algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how he appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vino don Luis Milan y dixo: ¡Ah señor don Francisco! henos aquí ya con nuestras damas; la señora doña Mencía os está esperando al cabo de la escalera, que no se alcanza esto de damas.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "he"?
"he" is spelled H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈe].
What does "he" mean?
As an adverb, "he" means: Unido a un pronombre personal clítico ("me, te, le, nos, os, les") o a un adverbio de lugar ("aquí, allí, ahí", etc.), señala la presencia o existencia de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "he"?
"he" is commonly confused with "Ho", "hi", "hoy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "he"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "he" is [ˈe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "he" come from?
"he" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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  • "he" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Ho". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #139 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list