# Herat vs hers

> 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.

### hers
*pronoun · IPA /ˈhɜːz/ · frequency rank #7,460*
That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.

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