how to pronounce hays

/ˈhɛɪz/

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hays is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of hays in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… sex violence and drug use the Hays Code …”

meanings of hays

name:

A male given name.
A city and county of Texas.
A census-designated place in North Carolina.
A surname.
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
A census-designated place in Montana.
A city, the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas.

noun:

Plural of hay.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hay.

hays frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hays occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.