# Hays vs hears

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hays
*name · IPA /heɪz/ · frequency rank #22,700*
A surname.

### hears
*verb · IPA /hɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #9,903*
third-person singular simple present indicative of hear

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