# heresy vs herpes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### herpes
*noun · IPA /ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz/ · frequency rank #18,335*
A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.

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