heart vs hearts, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“heart” and “hearts” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,128
“heart” frequency rank: #39,257
“hearts” frequency rank: 58385
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	heart	hearts
Definition	Corazón.	Corazones.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set heart and hearts apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

heart

6 ch

hearts

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. heart (/hɑːt/) and hearts ([hɑːts]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “heart” sits inside “hearts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

heart is recorded at frequency rank #19,128, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɑːt/. hearts is at rank #39,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɑːts].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 58385, this pair ranks #66,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of heart vs hearts

Shared letters: aehrt. Private to "heart": -. Private to "hearts": s.

"heart" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "hearts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

heart ← ehart · haert · hearrt · heartt · heatr · herat · hheart
hearts ← eharts · haerts · hearrts · hearst · heartss · heartts · heatrs · herats

Frequency comparison

heart#19,128

hearts#39,257

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "heart" and "hearts" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/hɑːt/ versus [hɑːts]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "heart" or "hearts"?

"heart" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,128 in our Spanish list, against #39,257 for "hearts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering heart vs hearts

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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