hearts

/hɑːts/

//hɑːts// noun

"hearts" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hearts” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,367. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,367
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of heart

Corpus desk

Index EN-hearts · hearts · English

hearts · rank #3,367 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,367
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Harris

Nearest frequency peer: Harris (-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 “hearts”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hearts” 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).

hearts vs heat
67% similar
hearts vs hers
67% similar
hearts vs hurts
67% similar

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

Key facts for hearts
PropertyValue
Headwordhearts
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hɑːts/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,367
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hearts”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).heartslands 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 “Harris” (#3,366), “horrible” (#3,368), “happiness” (#3,365). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hearts” is #3,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around hearts (IPA /hɑːts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,367 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of heart".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hearts, with forms such as "eharts", "haerts", and "hearrts". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "heat", "hers", "hurts", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is hearts, spelled H-E-A-R-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of heart

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eharts
  • haerts
  • hearrts
  • heartss
  • heartts
  • heatrs
  • herats
  • hhearts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eharts2haerts2hearrts1heartss1heartts1heatrs2herats2hhearts1
Edit distance from "hearts"

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 "hearts"?
"hearts" is spelled H-E-A-R-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /hɑːts/.
What does "hearts" mean?
As a noun, "hearts" means: plural of heart
What words are commonly confused with "hearts"?
"hearts" is commonly confused with "heat", "hers", "hurts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hearts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hearts" is /hɑːts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hearts" come from?
"hearts" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list