HofvsholaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Hof is a noun, hola is a phrase, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Hof” is a noun and “hola” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,773
“Hof” frequency rank
#48,229
“hola” frequency rank
50002
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hof hola
Definition umgrenzter Platz, Wirtschafts- und Verkehrsfläche auf einem Grundstück, in der Regel von Gebäuden umschlossen oder hinter, vor oder zwischen Gebäuden gelegen hallo

Letter map: Hof vs hola

Shared letters muted; letters that set Hof and hola apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
Hof
4 ch
hola

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hof is anoun and holaaphrase. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hof is recorded at frequency rank #1,773, classified as anoun, pronounced [hoːf]. 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 50002, this pair ranks #1,190,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hof vs hola

Shared letters: ho. Private to "Hof": f. Private to "hola": al.

"Hof" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • holahhola · hloa · hoal · holla · ohla

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hof" and "hola" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hof" is a noun and "hola" a phrase, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Hof" or "hola"?
"Hof" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,773 in our German list, against #48,229 for "hola". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Hof" and "hola". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hof" 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 #1,190,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hof" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list