# heard vs Howard

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heard
*verb · IPA /ˈhɜːd/ · frequency rank #542*
simple past and past participle of hear

### Howard
*name · IPA /ˈhaʊɚd/ · frequency rank #3,108*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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