# hailed vs haired

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hailed
*verb · IPA /heɪld/ · frequency rank #15,184*
simple past and past participle of hail

### haired
*adjective · IPA /hɛəd/ · frequency rank #11,225*
Bearing one's own hair as grown and yet attached; neither bald nor hairless.

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