# Herz vs Hirt

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Herz
*noun · IPA [hɛʁt͡s] · frequency rank #794*
das Zentralorgan für den Blutkreislauf

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herz-vs-hirt