Which to use
“Ho” is a name and “hol” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,191
- “Ho” frequency rank
- #5,270
- “hol” frequency rank
- 12461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ho | hol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stadt in Ghana | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs holen |
Letter map: Ho vs hol
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ho and hol apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Ho and hol
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Ho is aname and holaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Ho” sits inside “hol”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ho is recorded at frequency rank #7,191, classified as aname, pronounced […]. hol is at rank #5,270, tagged as averb, pronounced [hoːl].
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 12461, this pair ranks #1,964,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ho vs hol
Shared letters: ho. Private to "Ho": -. Private to "hol": l.
"Ho" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hol" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ho" and "hol" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Ho" or "hol"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Ho" and "hol".
- Full dictionary entry for "Ho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ho" and "hol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ho vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,964,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.