# Heften vs husten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### husten
*verb · IPA [ˈhuːstn̩] · frequency rank #10,111*
heftig Luft aus der Lunge ausstoßen

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