# Herold vs hold

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Herold
*noun · IPA [ˈheːʁɔlt] · frequency rank #23,981*
Ausrufer, Bote eines Lehnsmannes im Mittelalter

### hold
*adjective · IPA [hɔlt] · frequency rank #15,655*
sehr zart und hübsch

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/herold-vs-hold