haze

/heɪz/

//heɪz// noun

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"haze" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“haze” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,723
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)

Corpus desk

Index EN-haze · haze · English

haze · rank #16,723 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,723
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH handicapped

Nearest frequency peer: handicapped (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “haze”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “haze” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

haze vs he
50% similar
haze vs hee
50% similar
haze vs hue
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for haze
PropertyValue
Headwordhaze
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/heɪz/
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,723
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “haze” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). haze lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around haze (IPA /heɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,723 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for haze, with forms such as "ahze", "haez", and "hazze". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "he", "hee", "hue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: * The earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century. * Possibly back-formation from hazy. * Compare Old Norse höss (“grey”), akin to Old English hasu (“gray”). The correct English form is haze, spelled H-A-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
  2. 2
    A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
  3. 3
    An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
  4. 4
    Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
  5. 5
    The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
  6. 6
    Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how haze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Our hopes, however, soon vanished; for before eight o'clock, the serenity of the sky was changed into a thick haze, accompanied with rain.
  2. A blue haze, half dust, half mist, touched the long valley with mystery.

Etymology

* The earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century. * Possibly back-formation from hazy. * Compare Old Norse höss (“grey”), akin to Old English hasu (“gray”).

This word in other languages

bruma(Español)brume(Français)Dunst(Deutsch)névoa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahze
  • haez
  • hazze
  • hhaze
  • hzae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of haze - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahze2haez2hazze1hhaze1hzae2
Edit distance from "haze"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "haze"?
"haze" is spelled H-A-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is /heɪz/.
What does "haze" mean?
As a noun, "haze" means: Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
What words are commonly confused with "haze"?
"haze" is commonly confused with "he", "hee", "hue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "haze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haze" is /heɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "haze"?
* The earliest instances are of the latter part of the 17th century. * Possibly back-formation from hazy. * Compare Old Norse höss (“grey”), akin to Old English hasu (“gray”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "haze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hemp#16,726flea#16,711diva#16,693moto#16,755

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Elias5 variantsBoone5 variantsAmes5 variantsVega5 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list