Which to use
“heard” is a verb and “Henri” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,826
- “heard” frequency rank
- #11,671
- “Henri” frequency rank
- 47497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heard | Henri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs hear | männlicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes heard and Henri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: heard vs Henri
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: heard is [hɜːd] while Henri is [ɑ̃ˑ.ri]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47497, 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]. Henri is at rank #11,671, tagged as aname, pronounced [ɑ̃ˑ.ri].
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 47497, this pair ranks #1,282,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heard vs Henri
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "heard": ad. Private to "Henri": in.
"heard" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Henri" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heard" and "Henri" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "heard" or "Henri" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "heard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Henri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,282,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heard" and "Henri" 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 #1,282,203 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.