# hearn vs heavy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hearn
*verb · IPA /ˈhɪən/ · frequency rank #34,519*
past participle of hear

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

## Source
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