# Haas vs Hales

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Haas
*name · frequency rank #22,103*
A surname from Pennsylvania German.

### Hales
*name · IPA /heɪlz/ · frequency rank #33,264*
A topographic surname from Old English.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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