Which to use
“headers” is a noun and “heads” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,779
- “headers” frequency rank
- #2,159
- “heads” frequency rank
- 26938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | headers | heads |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of header | A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up. |
Where the eye mixes headers and heads
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: headers vs heads
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: headers is /ˈhɛ.dəz/ while heads is /hɛdz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
headers is recorded at frequency rank #24,779, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɛ.dəz/. heads is at rank #2,159, tagged as anintj, pronounced /hɛdz/.
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 26938, this pair ranks #382,895 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of headers vs heads
Shared letters: adehs. Private to "headers": r. Private to "heads": -.
"headers" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "heads" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "headers" and "heads" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "headers" or "heads"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "headers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heads" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,895 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "headers" and "heads" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "headers vs herder". 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 #382,895 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.