Which to use
“heads” is an intj and “hed” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,159
- “heads” frequency rank
- #44,253
- “hed” frequency rank
- 46412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heads | hed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up. | The headline of a news story. |
Letter map: heads vs hed
Shared letters muted; letters that set heads and hed apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: heads vs hed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: heads is anintj and hedanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heads is recorded at frequency rank #2,159, classified as anintj, pronounced /hɛdz/. hed is at rank #44,253, tagged as anoun.
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 46412, this pair ranks #211,981 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heads vs hed
Shared letters: deh. Private to "heads": as. Private to "hed": -.
"heads" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "hed" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- heads ← ehads · haeds · headds · headss · heasd · hedas · hheads
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heads" and "hed" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "heads" or "hed" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "heads" and "hed".
- Full dictionary entry for "heads" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,981 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heads" and "hed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hed vs HRW". 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 #211,981 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.