# hearing vs heaving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hearing
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,602*
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.

### heaving
*verb · IPA /ˈhiːvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #35,328*
present participle and gerund of heave

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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