# head vs heady

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### head
*noun · IPA /ˈhɛd/ · frequency rank #288*
The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.

### heady
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɛdi/ · frequency rank #31,593*
Intoxicating or stupefying.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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