# Heften vs herben

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Heften
*noun · IPA [ˈhɛftn̩] · frequency rank #30,112*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Heft

### herben
*adjective · IPA [ˈhɛʁbn̩] · frequency rank #40,593*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herb

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