# hats vs hears

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hats
*noun · IPA /hæts/ · frequency rank #7,017*
plural of hat

### hears
*verb · IPA /hɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #9,903*
third-person singular simple present indicative of hear

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