# heard vs Howard

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### heard
*verb · IPA /hɜːd/ · frequency rank #49,048*
Pasado simple del verbo (to) hear.

### Howard
*name · IPA /ˈhaʊɚd/ · frequency rank #8,971*
Apellido.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/heard-vs-howard