# Hertz vs Hirt

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hertz
*noun · IPA [hɛʁt͡s] · frequency rank #22,374*
Maßeinheit der Frequenz; 1 Hz = 1 Schwingung pro Sekunde

### Hirt
*noun · IPA [hɪʁt] · frequency rank #31,614*
Hüter einer Herde

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