# Hales vs halve

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hales
*name · IPA /heɪlz/ · frequency rank #33,264*
A topographic surname from Old English.

### halve
*verb · IPA /hɑːv/ · frequency rank #47,085*
To reduce to half the original amount.

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