# hails vs has

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### has
*verb · IPA /hæz/ · frequency rank #47*
third-person singular simple present indicative of have

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