# hereby vs heresy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hereby
*adverb · IPA /hɪəˈbʌɪ/ · frequency rank #12,989*
Near this place; nearby.

### 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/hereby-vs-heresy