# hea vs hears

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hea
*noun · frequency rank #44,248*
Alternative spelling of hea'.

### 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: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hea-vs-hears