# head vs hess

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### head
*adjective · IPA \hɛd\ · frequency rank #18,215*
Relatif à la tête.

### hess
*noun · IPA \hɛs\ · frequency rank #28,193*
crise, misère, galère.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/head-vs-hess