Which to use
“hoi” is an intj and “hola” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,901
- “hoi” frequency rank
- #48,229
- “hola” frequency rank
- 90130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hoi | hola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausruf des (freudigen) Erstaunens | hallo |
Letter map: hoi vs hola
Shared letters muted; letters that set hoi and hola apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hoi runs 3 letters (CVV) against hola's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for hoi / hola
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hoi is anintj and holaaphrase. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hoi is recorded at frequency rank #41,901, classified as anintj, pronounced [hɔɪ̯]. 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 90130, this pair ranks #50,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hoi vs hola
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hoi": i. Private to "hola": al.
"hoi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hola ← hhola · hloa · hoal · holla · ohla
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hoi" and "hola" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hoi" vs "hola" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "hoi" and "hola". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hoi" 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 #50,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hoi" 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 #50,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.