# Hearst vs hurst

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hurst
*noun · IPA /hɝst/ · frequency rank #25,417*
A wood or grove.

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