# hurt vs hurts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hurt
*verb · IPA /hɜːt/ · frequency rank #1,224*
To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.

### hurts
*verb · IPA /hɜːts/ · frequency rank #4,309*
third-person singular simple present indicative of hurt

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