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 eye mixes heart and hearts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. heart runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against hearts's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses heart with hearts
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "heart" for "hearts" ever safe?
Which is more common, "heart" or "hearts"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "heart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hearts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heart" and "hearts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heard vs hearts". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #66,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.