# herd vs heron

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### herd
*noun · IPA /hɜːd/ · frequency rank #10,061*
A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herd-vs-heron