havsholaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ha is a intj, hola is a phrase, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ha” is an intj and “hola” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,772
“ha” frequency rank
#48,229
“hola” frequency rank
50001
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ha hola
Definition Ausruf des Triumphes hallo

Letter map: ha vs hola

Shared letters muted; letters that set ha and hola apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

2 ch
ha
4 ch
hola

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ha is anintj and holaaphrase. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ha is recorded at frequency rank #1,772, classified as anintj, pronounced [ha]. 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 50001, this pair ranks #1,190,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ha vs hola

Shared letters: ah. Private to "ha": -. Private to "hola": lo.

"ha" · 2 letters · shape CV  ·  "hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • holahhola · hloa · hoal · holla · ohla

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ha" and "hola" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ha" is an intj and "hola" a phrase, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ha" or "hola"?
"ha" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,772 in our German list, against #48,229 for "hola". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list