# heated vs heeded

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heated
*verb · IPA /ˈhiːtɪd/ · frequency rank #6,146*
simple past and past participle of heat

### heeded
*verb · IPA /ˈhiːdɪd/ · frequency rank #41,667*
simple past and past participle of heed

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