# hash vs hay

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hash
*verb · IPA [hæʃ] · frequency rank #45,335*
Fleisch oder Gemüse hacken, Fleisch zu Hackfleisch verarbeiten

### 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/hash-vs-hay