# hams vs Hays

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hams
*noun · frequency rank #34,094*
plural of ham

### Hays
*name · IPA /heɪz/ · frequency rank #22,700*
A surname.

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