# hess vs hey

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

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