# hea vs held

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### held
*verb · IPA /ˈhɛld/ · frequency rank #572*
simple past and past participle of hold

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hea-vs-held