# Harding vs heading

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Harding
*name · IPA /ˈhɑɹdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,828*
An English and Irish surname transferred from the given name.

### heading
*verb · IPA /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,107*
present participle and gerund of head

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