# hears vs heath

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hears
*verb · IPA /hɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #9,903*
third-person singular simple present indicative of hear

### heath
*noun · IPA /hiːθ/ · frequency rank #10,221*
A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.

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