Which to use
“heard” and “hearts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,826
- “heard” frequency rank
- #27,341
- “hearts” frequency rank
- 63167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heard | hearts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hear | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs heart |
Letter map: heard vs hearts
Shared letters muted; letters that set heard and hearts apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. heard runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against hearts's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - heard / hearts
heard and hearts are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heard is recorded at frequency rank #35,826, classified as averb, pronounced [hɜːd]. hearts is at rank #27,341, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 63167, this pair ranks #686,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heard vs hearts
Shared letters: aehr. Private to "heard": d. Private to "hearts": st.
"heard" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "hearts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heard" and "hearts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "heard" or "hearts" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "heard" and "hearts". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "heard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hearts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #686,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heard" and "hearts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hardi vs heard". 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 #686,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.