# hearsay vs Hearst

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hearsay
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪəseɪ/ · frequency rank #27,491*
Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.

### Hearst
*name · IPA /hɝst/ · frequency rank #26,812*
A surname.

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