# hear vs hess

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### hear
*verb · IPA \ˈhɪɹ\ · frequency rank #39,333*
Entendre.

### 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/hear-vs-hess