# Herat vs heron

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Herat
*name · IPA /hɛɹɑːt/ · frequency rank #49,975*
A city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times.

### heron
*noun · IPA /ˈhɛɹən/ · frequency rank #25,783*
Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

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