Heu

\hɔɪ̯\

/\hɔɪ̯\/ noun

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The verdict

“Heu” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #6,511) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#6,511
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Foin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-heu · Heu · French

Heu · rank #6,511 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,511
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH He

Nearest frequency peer: He (-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 “Heu”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Heu” sits against the nearest ranked French 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).

Heu vs hi
0% similar
Heu vs hp
0% similar
Heu vs Hs
33% similar

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

Key facts for Heu
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\hɔɪ̯\
Letters3
Frequency rank#6,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “Heu” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Heuse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « He » (#6,510), « historiens » (#6,512), « Gilbert » (#6,509). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Heu is neighbouring look-alikes ("hi", "hp", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \hɔɪ̯\. Frequency #6,511 among 1,969 “H” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Heu, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hi", "hp", "Hs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Heu, spelled H-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Foin.
  2. 2
    Blé : argent en grande quantité, notamment dans la tournure Geld wie Heu.
  3. 3
    Herbe : marijuana.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heu wird gewonnen, indem die auf Grünland wachsenden Gräser und Kräuter gemäht und getrocknet werden.
  2. Derzeit beschäftigt England eine echte Geldverbrennung. Ob der Brandstifter wirklich Geld wie Heu hat, ist zwar nicht bekannt. Der junge Mann, ein Jurastudent aus Cambridge, wollte aber offenbar beweisen, dass er es sich leisten konnte, seine «Kohle» buchstäblich abzufackeln. Und das ausgerechnet vor der Nase eines Habenichts – um dem deutlich zu machen,…

Synonyms

MarihuanaGeld

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heu"?
"Heu" is spelled H-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is \hɔɪ̯\.
What does "Heu" mean?
As a noun, "Heu" means: Foin.
What words are commonly confused with "Heu"?
"Heu" is commonly confused with "hi", "hp", "Hs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heu" is \hɔɪ̯\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heu" come from?
"Heu" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Heu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

psy#6,544ras#6,546ban#6,466bye#6,376

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  • "Heu" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "hi". View pair
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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