# heard vs herb

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### herb
*adjective · IPA [hɛʁp] · frequency rank #22,757*
in der Nähe von bitter, das Gegenteil von süßlich

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