Which to use
“halted” and “hearted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,553
- “halted” frequency rank
- #10,059
- “hearted” frequency rank
- 24612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | halted | hearted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of halt | simple past and past participle of heart |
Where the eye mixes halted and hearted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: halted vs hearted
A purely visual mix-up. halted (/ˈhɔːltɪd/) and hearted (/ˈhɑːtɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
halted is recorded at frequency rank #14,553, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈhɔːltɪd/. hearted is at rank #10,059, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈhɑːtɪd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24612, this pair ranks #400,696 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of halted vs hearted
Shared letters: adeht. Private to "halted": l. Private to "hearted": r.
"halted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hearted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "halted" and "hearted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "halted" or "hearted"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "halted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hearted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,696 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "halted" and "hearted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "halted vs halve". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #400,696 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.