# had vs hey

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### had
*verb · IPA \hæd\ · frequency rank #18,767*
Prétérit de have (« avoir »).

### hey
*intj · IPA \heɪ\ · frequency rank #3,461*
Hé.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/had-vs-hey
