# healed vs herald

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### healed
*verb · IPA /hiːld/ · frequency rank #11,896*
simple past and past participle of heal

### herald
*noun · IPA /ˈhɛɹ.əld/ · frequency rank #7,695*
A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

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