# heats vs hefty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heats
*verb · IPA /hiːts/ · frequency rank #16,931*
third-person singular simple present indicative of heat

### hefty
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɛfti/ · frequency rank #18,096*
With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive

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