Which to use
“food” is a noun and “hola” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,045
- “food” frequency rank
- #48,229
- “hola” frequency rank
- 55274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | food | hola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jede Substanz die von Menschen, Pflanzen oder Tieren aufgenommen wird, um das Überleben und das Wachstum zu ermöglichen, Nahrung | hallo |
Letter map: food vs hola
Shared letters muted; letters that set food and hola apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. food (CVVC) and hola (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - food and hola
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: food is anoun and holaaphrase. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
food is recorded at frequency rank #7,045, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hola is at rank #48,229, tagged as aphrase, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55274, this pair ranks #985,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of food vs hola
Shared letters: o. Private to "food": df. Private to "hola": ahl.
"food" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "food" and "hola" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "food" vs "hola" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "food" vs "hola" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "food" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #985,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "food" and "hola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hola vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #985,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.