# hard vs harden

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hard
*adjective · IPA /hɑːd/ · frequency rank #273*
Solid and firm.

### harden
*verb · IPA /ˈhɑɹdn̩/ · frequency rank #14,554*
To become hard.

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