# hate vs hates

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hate
*noun · IPA /heʔ/ · frequency rank #807*
An object of hatred.

### hates
*noun · IPA /heɪts/ · frequency rank #5,601*
plural of hate

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hate-vs-hates