# healthier vs healthiest

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### healthier
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɛlθiɚ/ · frequency rank #9,478*
comparative form of healthy: more healthy

### healthiest
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɛlθiɪst/ · frequency rank #28,577*
superlative form of healthy: most healthy

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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