# heiress vs heresy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heiress
*noun · IPA /ɛəˈɹɛs/ · frequency rank #26,456*
A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.

### heresy
*noun · IPA /ˈhɛɹəsi/ · frequency rank #18,334*
A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.

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