# heap vs held

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heap
*noun · IPA /hiːp/ · frequency rank #13,170*
A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.

### held
*verb · IPA /ˈhɛld/ · frequency rank #572*
simple past and past participle of hold

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