# headway vs heyday

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### headway
*noun · IPA /ˈhɛdweɪ/ · frequency rank #27,490*
A movement ahead or forward.

### heyday
*noun · IPA /ˈheɪdeɪ/ · frequency rank #25,784*
A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headway-vs-heyday