# hard vs hay

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hard
*adjective · IPA [hɑː(ɹ)d] · frequency rank #8,386*
hart, fest

### hay
*noun · IPA [heɪ] · frequency rank #32,588*
Tierfutter; Heu

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