Which to use
“hea” is a noun and “hod” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,248
- “hea” frequency rank
- #49,395
- “hod” frequency rank
- 93643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hea | hod |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of hea'. | To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog. |
Letter map: hea vs hod
Shared letters muted; letters that set hea and hod apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. hea (CVV) and hod (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - hea and hod
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hea is anoun and hodaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hea is recorded at frequency rank #44,248, classified as anoun. hod is at rank #49,395, tagged as averb, pronounced /hɒd/.
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 93643, this pair ranks #1,779 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hea vs hod
Shared letters: h. Private to "hea": ae. Private to "hod": do.
"hea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hod" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've compared "hea" and "hod". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,779 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hea" and "hod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hod vs hoke". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,779 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.