Which to use
“hilde” is a verb and “holde” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,294
- “hilde” frequency rank
- #45,352
- “holde” frequency rank
- 65646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hilde | holde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ des Verbs hildan | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hold |
Letter map: hilde vs holde
Shared letters muted; letters that set hilde and holde apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: hilde vs holde
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hilde is averb and holdeanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “hilde” becomes o in “holde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hilde is recorded at frequency rank #20,294, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 65646, this pair ranks #599,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hilde vs holde
Shared letters: dehl. Private to "hilde": i. Private to "holde": o.
"hilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "holde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hilde" and "holde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hilde" vs "holde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hilde" and "holde".
- Full dictionary entry for "hilde" 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 #599,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hilde" 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 #599,765 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.