# hart vs hay

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hart
*noun · IPA /hɑːt/ · frequency rank #6,692*
A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.

### hay
*noun · IPA /heɪ/ · frequency rank #8,152*
Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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