Which to use
“head” is an adjective and “hec” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,215
- “head” frequency rank
- #16,639
- “hec” frequency rank
- 34854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | head | hec |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à la tête. | Planche qu'on pose sur la vendange avant de la soumettre à l'action du pressoir. |
Letter map: head vs hec
Shared letters muted; letters that set head and hec apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - head and hec
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: head is anadjective and hecanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
head is recorded at frequency rank #18,215, classified as anadj, pronounced \hɛd\. hec is at rank #16,639, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34854, this pair ranks #280,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of head vs hec
Shared letters: eh. Private to "head": ad. Private to "hec": c.
"head" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hec" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- head ← ehad · haed · headd · heda · hhead
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "head" and "hec" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "head" or "hec"?
After this comparison
You've compared "head" and "hec". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "head" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hec" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "head" and "hec" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs head". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #280,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.