# heal vs hear

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heal
*verb · IPA /hiːl/ · frequency rank #5,886*
To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.

### hear
*verb · IPA /ˈhɪə/ · frequency rank #588*
To perceive sounds through the ear.

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