Which to use
“head” is an adjective and “hey” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,735
- “head” frequency rank
- #6,190
- “hey” frequency rank
- 16925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | head | hey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | central (principal) | oi; olá (usada como saudação) |
Letter map: head vs hey
Shared letters muted; letters that set head and hey apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: head vs hey
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: head is anadjective and heyanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
head is recorded at frequency rank #10,735, classified as anadj. hey is at rank #6,190, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈhɛi/.
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 16925, this pair ranks #54,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of head vs hey
Shared letters: eh. Private to "head": ad. Private to "hey": y.
"head" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hey" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- head ← ehad · haed · headd · heda · hhead
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "head" for "hey" ever safe?
Frequency check: "head" vs "hey" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "head" and "hey".
- Full dictionary entry for "head" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "head" and "hey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "head vs Hebe". 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 #54,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.