Which to use
“hea” is a noun and “hears” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,248
- “hea” frequency rank
- #9,903
- “hears” frequency rank
- 54151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hea | hears |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of hea'. | third-person singular simple present indicative of hear |
Letter map: hea vs hears
Shared letters muted; letters that set hea and hears apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hea is anoun and hearsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “hea” sits inside “hears”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hea is recorded at frequency rank #44,248, classified as anoun. hears is at rank #9,903, tagged as averb, pronounced /hɪə(ɹ)z/.
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 54151, this pair ranks #143,286 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hea vs hears
Shared letters: aeh. Private to "hea": -. Private to "hears": rs.
"hea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hears" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hears ← ehars · haers · hearrs · hearss · heasr · heras · hhears