# haves vs haye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### haves
*noun · IPA /hævz/ · frequency rank #30,822*
The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have-nots.

### haye
*noun · IPA /heɪ/ · frequency rank #44,832*
A shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish).

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