# hale vs hazy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hale
*adjective · IPA /heɪl/ · frequency rank #12,986*
Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.

### hazy
*adjective · IPA /ˈheɪzi/ · frequency rank #24,184*
Thick or obscured with haze.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hale-vs-hazy