heading and heating differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. heading means “a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about”. heating means “the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature”. heading is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈhɛdɪŋ/
1.n.a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
“the heading seemed to have little to do with the text”
2.n.the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
3.n.a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
“they dug a drift parallel with the vein”
/ˈhitɪŋ/
1.n.the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
2.n.utility to warm a building
“the heating system wasn't working”
| heading | heating | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ | /ˈhitɪŋ/ |
| Said | HED-ing | HEE-ting |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 3 | 2 |
| How common | Core | Familiar |
| Synonyms | header, head | warming |
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