# hails vs half

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hails
*noun · IPA /heɪlz/ · frequency rank #24,465*
plural of hail

### half
*noun · IPA /hɑːf/ · frequency rank #374*
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

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