# hearts vs hurts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hearts
*noun · IPA /hɑːts/ · frequency rank #3,367*
plural of heart

### hurts
*verb · IPA /hɜːts/ · frequency rank #4,309*
third-person singular simple present indicative of hurt

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