Which to use
“header” is a noun and “heavier” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,552
- “header” frequency rank
- #8,942
- “heavier” frequency rank
- 17494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | header | heavier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The upper portion of a page (or other) layout. | comparative form of heavy: more heavy |
Where the eye mixes header and heavier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. header runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against heavier's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: header vs heavier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: header is /ˈhɛdɚ/ while heavier is /ˈhɛviɚ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
header is recorded at frequency rank #8,552, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɛdɚ/. heavier is at rank #8,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈhɛviɚ/.
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 17494, this pair ranks #451,071 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of header vs heavier
Shared letters: aehr. Private to "header": d. Private to "heavier": iv.
"header" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "heavier" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "header" and "heavier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "header" or "heavier" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "header" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heavier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #451,071 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "header" and "heavier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "header vs Heaney". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #451,071 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.