# hares vs hazel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hares
*noun · IPA /hɛɚz/ · frequency rank #37,482*
plural of hare

### hazel
*noun · IPA /ˈheɪzəl/ · frequency rank #14,133*
A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.

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