# hed vs hit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hed
*noun · frequency rank #44,253*
The headline of a news story.

### hit
*verb · IPA /hɪt/ · frequency rank #421*
To strike.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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