# had vs heard

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### had
*verb · IPA [hæd] · frequency rank #15,906*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs have

### heard
*verb · IPA [hɜːd] · frequency rank #35,826*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hear

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