Which to use
“haze” is a noun and “hole” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- #7,486
- “hole” frequency rank
- 57260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haze | hole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs holen |
Where the eye mixes haze and hole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. haze and hole follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between haze and hole
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: haze is [heɪz] while hole is [ˈhoːlə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haze is recorded at frequency rank #49,774, classified as anoun, pronounced [heɪz]. 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 57260, this pair ranks #908,246 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haze vs hole
Shared letters: eh. Private to "haze": az. Private to "hole": lo.
"haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "haze" for "hole" ever safe?
Frequency check: "haze" vs "hole" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "haze" 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 #908,246 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haze" and "hole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs haze". 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 #908,246 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.