heaved

/hiːvd/

//hiːvd// verb

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

The verdict

“heaved” is uncommon English (frequency #56,798 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,798
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-heaved · heaved · English

heaved · rank #56,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,798
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH heartthrob

Nearest frequency peer: heartthrob (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “heaved”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “heaved” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heaved
PropertyValue
Headwordheaved
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/hiːvd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “heaved” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).heavedfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “heartthrob” (#56,797), “Hellas” (#56,799), “headcount” (#56,796). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “heaved” is #56,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heaved is uncommon English at frequency #56,798 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /hiːvd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of heave".

heaved has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is heaved, spelled H-E-A-V-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of heave

Synonyms

hove

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 "heaved"?
"heaved" is spelled H-E-A-V-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /hiːvd/.
What does "heaved" mean?
As a verb, "heaved" means: simple past and past participle of heave
How do you pronounce "heaved"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heaved" is /hiːvd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heaved" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hellas#56,799Grillo#56,781hyphae#56,816gerbil#56,771

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list