# hail vs hat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hail
*noun · IPA /heɪl/ · frequency rank #8,042*
Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.

### hat
*noun · IPA /hæt/ · frequency rank #2,835*
A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hail-vs-hat