# heard vs Hero

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Hero
*name · IPA […] · frequency rank #16,449*
männlicher und auch weiblicher Vorname

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