Which to use
“Held” is a noun and “holde” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,618
- “Held” frequency rank
- #45,352
- “holde” frequency rank
- 49970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Held | holde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der sich besonders mutig oder erfolgreich für andere oder für eine Sache einsetzt oder bei einem Einsatz umkommt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hold |
Where the eye mixes Held and holde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Held and holde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Held is [hɛlt] while holde is [ˈhɔldə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Held is recorded at frequency rank #4,618, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɛlt]. holde is at rank #45,352, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔldə].
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 49970, this pair ranks #1,191,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Held vs holde
Shared letters: dehl. Private to "Held": -. Private to "holde": o.
"Held" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "holde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Held" and "holde" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Held" vs "holde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Held" and "holde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Held" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "holde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,191,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Held" and "holde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hola vs holde". 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 #1,191,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.