hol vs hom, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“hol” is a verb and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,270
“hol” frequency rank: #43,252
“hom” frequency rank: 48522
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	hol	hom
Definition	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs holen	die Leute, irgendwelche Leute

Letter map: hol vs hom

Shared letters muted; letters that set hol and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch

hol

3 ch

hom

Role in the sentence - hol and hom

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hol is averb and homapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - l in “hol” becomes m in “hom”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hol is recorded at frequency rank #5,270, classified as averb, pronounced [hoːl]. hom is at rank #43,252, tagged as apron, 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 48522, this pair ranks #1,245,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hol vs hom

Shared letters: ho. Private to "hol": l. Private to "hom": m.

"hol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hol" and "hom" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hol" is a verb and "hom" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "hol" or "hom"?

"hol" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,270 in our German list, against #43,252 for "hom". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hol" and "hom".

Full dictionary entry for "hol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "hom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,245,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"hol" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,245,486 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.