# Hales vs Hanley

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Hanley
*name · frequency rank #25,781*
A town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ880480).

## Source
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