Which to use
“half” is a verb and “hola” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,182
- “half” frequency rank
- #48,229
- “hola” frequency rank
- 53411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | half | hola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen | hallo |
Letter map: half vs hola
Shared letters muted; letters that set half and hola apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. half (CVCC) and hola (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: half vs hola
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: half is averb and holaaphrase. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
half is recorded at frequency rank #5,182, classified as averb, pronounced [half]. 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 53411, this pair ranks #1,059,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of half vs hola
Shared letters: ahl. Private to "half": f. Private to "hola": o.
"half" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "half" for "hola" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "half" or "hola" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "half" and "hola". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "half" 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 #1,059,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "half" 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 #1,059,068 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.