# hardy vs heard

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hardy
*adjective · IPA [ˈhɑːdɪ] · frequency rank #16,729*
abgehärtet, widerstandsfähig, ausdauernd

### 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.
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