Which to use
“hay” and “haze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,588
- “hay” frequency rank
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- 82362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hay | haze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tierfutter; Heu | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft |
Where the eye mixes hay and haze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hay runs 3 letters (CVV) against haze's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hay and haze
A purely visual mix-up. hay ([heɪ]) and haze ([heɪz]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hay is recorded at frequency rank #32,588, classified as anoun, pronounced [heɪ]. haze is at rank #49,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced [heɪz].
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 82362, this pair ranks #158,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hay vs haze
Shared letters: ah. Private to "hay": y. Private to "haze": ez.
"hay" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- haze ← ahze · haez · hazze · hhaze · hzae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hay" for "haze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hay" or "haze"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hay" and "haze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hay" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hay" and "haze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs haze". 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 #158,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.