Which to use
“het” and “Heu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,730
- “het” frequency rank
- #6,511
- “Heu” frequency rank
- 24241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | het | Heu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de hèt. | Foin. |
Where the eye mixes het and Heu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between het and Heu
A purely visual mix-up. het (^((h aspiré))\ɛt\) and Heu (\hɔɪ̯\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - t in “het” becomes u in “Heu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
het is recorded at frequency rank #17,730, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɛt\. Heu is at rank #6,511, tagged as anoun, pronounced \hɔɪ̯\.
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 24241, this pair ranks #347,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of het vs Heu
Shared letters: eh. Private to "het": t. Private to "Heu": u.
"het" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Heu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "het" and "Heu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "het" or "Heu" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "het" and "Heu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "het" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Heu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "het" and "Heu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs het". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #347,742 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.