hearn

/ˈhɪən/

//ˈhɪən// verb

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"hearn" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hearn” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,519
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - past participle of hear

Corpus desk

Index EN-hearn · hearn · English

hearn · rank #34,519 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,519
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH headgear

Nearest frequency peer: headgear (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hearn”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hearn” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hearn vs her
60% similar
hearn vs hen
60% similar
hearn vs here
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hearn
PropertyValue
Headwordhearn
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈhɪən/
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,519
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hearn”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).hearnlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “headgear” (#34,518), “heathens” (#34,520), “hemlock” (#34,521). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hearn” is #34,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hearn (IPA /ˈhɪən/), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,519 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "past participle of hear".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hearn, with forms such as "eharn", "haern", and "heanr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "her", "hen", "here", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is hearn, spelled H-E-A-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    past participle of hear

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hearn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I've hearn it said that when a man has eaten a hearty dinner, and goes to sleep with the hot sun pourin' right down on him, he's apt to see and hear a good many strange things before he wakes up.
  2. "'Tis a trifle early, but I hearn tell that lyin' makes people hungry."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eharn
  • haern
  • heanr
  • hearnn
  • hearrn
  • heran
  • hhearn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hearn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eharn2haern2heanr2hearnn1hearrn1heran2hhearn1
Edit distance from "hearn"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hearn"?
"hearn" is spelled H-E-A-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɪən/.
What does "hearn" mean?
As a verb, "hearn" means: past participle of hear
What words are commonly confused with "hearn"?
"hearn" is commonly confused with "her", "hen", "here". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hearn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hearn" is /ˈhɪən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hearn" come from?
"hearn" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hearn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

halts#34,512gooey#34,508Hyman#34,531Ghent#34,501

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Hatton7 variantsgarda7 variantsfaves7 variantsErvin7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list