Which to use
“hammy” and “hazy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,963
- “hammy” frequency rank
- #24,184
- “hazy” frequency rank
- 74147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hammy | hazy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Resembling or characteristic of ham. | Thick or obscured with haze. |
Letter map: hammy vs hazy
Shared letters muted; letters that set hammy and hazy apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hammy runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hazy's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - hammy / hazy
hammy and hazy are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hammy is recorded at frequency rank #49,963, classified as anadj. hazy is at rank #24,184, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈheɪzi/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74147, this pair ranks #37,267 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hammy vs hazy
Shared letters: ahy. Private to "hammy": m. Private to "hazy": z.
"hammy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hazy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hammy" for "hazy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hammy" vs "hazy" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "hammy" vs "hazy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hammy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hazy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,267 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hammy" and "hazy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hammam vs hammy". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #37,267 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.