Which to use
“Hohn” is a noun and “hol” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,292
- “Hohn” frequency rank
- #5,270
- “hol” frequency rank
- 26562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hohn | hol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | demütigender, beißender Spott | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs holen |
Where the eye mixes Hohn and hol
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hohn vs hol
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Hohn is [hoːn] while hol is [hoːl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hohn is recorded at frequency rank #21,292, classified as anoun, pronounced [hoːn]. 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 26562, this pair ranks #1,816,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hohn vs hol
Shared letters: ho. Private to "Hohn": n. Private to "hol": l.
"Hohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hol" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hohn ← hhohn · hhon · hohhn · hohnn · honh · ohhn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hohn" for "hol" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Hohn" or "hol"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hohn" and "hol" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hohn" 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 #1,816,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hohn" and "hol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Hohn". 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 #1,816,112 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.