# haye vs haze

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haye-vs-haze