# heave vs hive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heave
*verb · IPA /hiːv/ · frequency rank #32,841*
To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).

### hive
*noun · IPA /haɪv/ · frequency rank #14,961*
A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.

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