Which to use
“Hock” is a noun and “hola” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,238
- “Hock” frequency rank
- #48,229
- “hola” frequency rank
- 83467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hock | hola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geselliges Beisammensein | hallo |
Letter map: Hock vs hola
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hock and hola apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Hock (CVCC) and hola (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for Hock / hola
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hock is anoun and holaaphrase. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hock is recorded at frequency rank #35,238, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɔk]. hola is at rank #48,229, tagged as aphrase, pronounced […].
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 83467, this pair ranks #139,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hock vs hola
Shared letters: ho. Private to "Hock": ck. Private to "hola": al.
"Hock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hock" and "hola" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Hock" or "hola" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "Hock" vs "hola" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hock" and "hola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hola vs puzzles". 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 #139,443 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.