# Hawes vs haze

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hawes
*name · IPA /ˈhɔːz/ · frequency rank #37,965*
A small market town and civil parish (served by Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD8789).

### haze
*noun · IPA /heɪz/ · frequency rank #16,723*
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)

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