# Herod vs heroic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Herod
*name · IPA /ˈhɛɹəd/ · frequency rank #31,201*
The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.

### heroic
*adjective · IPA /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/ · frequency rank #9,053*
Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

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