Which to use
“have” and “hole” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,376
- “have” frequency rank
- #7,486
- “hole” frequency rank
- 12862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | have | hole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | haben; besitzen; zur Verfügung haben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs holen |
Where the eye mixes have and hole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: have vs hole
A purely visual mix-up. have ([hæv]) and hole ([ˈhoːlə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
have is recorded at frequency rank #5,376, classified as averb, pronounced [hæv]. hole is at rank #7,486, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhoːlə].
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 12862, this pair ranks #1,961,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of have vs hole
Shared letters: eh. Private to "have": av. Private to "hole": lo.
"have" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "have" and "hole" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "have" vs "hole" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "have" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "have" and "hole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs hole". 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 #1,961,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.