# heard vs Heer

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Heer
*noun · IPA [heːɐ̯] · frequency rank #5,963*
Gesamtheit der Landstreitkräfte eines Staates

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