heard

/hɜːd/

//hɜːd// verb

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The verdict

“heard” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,048. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,048
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasado simple del verbo (to) hear.

Corpus desk

Index ES-heard · heard · Spanish

heard · rank #49,048 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,048
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH guan

Nearest frequency peer: guan (-4 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “heard”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “heard” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

heard vs her
60% similar
heard vs here
60% similar
heard vs hero
60% similar

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

Key facts for heard
PropertyValue
Headwordheard
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/hɜːd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,048
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “heard”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.heardcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “guan” (#49,044), “hierva” (#49,052), “Goyo” (#49,043). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “heard” va en #49,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around heard (IPA /hɜːd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,048 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for heard, with forms such as "ehard", "haerd", and "headr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "her", "here", "hero", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is heard, spelled H-E-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasado simple del verbo (to) hear.
  2. 2
    Participio pasado del verbo (to) hear.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehard
  • haerd
  • headr
  • heardd
  • hearrd
  • herad
  • hheard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heard - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehard2haerd2headr2heardd1hearrd1herad2hheard1
Edit distance from "heard"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heard"?
"heard" is spelled H-E-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is /hɜːd/.
What does "heard" mean?
As a verb, "heard" means: Pasado simple del verbo (to) hear.
What words are commonly confused with "heard"?
"heard" is commonly confused with "her", "here", "hero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heard" is /hɜːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heard" come from?
"heard" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Gacha#49,030fuste#49,029Irish#49,088jalan#49,094

Similar misspelling depth

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

longo7 variantsmakes7 variantsmodera7 variantsNubia7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list