# Heaney vs heavy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Heaney
*name · frequency rank #48,795*
A surname from Irish.

### heavy
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɛv.i/ · frequency rank #1,170*
Having great weight.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heaney-vs-heavy