Which to use
“hola” is a phrase and “hold” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,229
- “hola” frequency rank
- #15,655
- “hold” frequency rank
- 63884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hola | hold |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hallo | sehr zart und hübsch |
Letter map: hola vs hold
Shared letters muted; letters that set hola and hold apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for hola / hold
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hola is aphrase and holdanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “hola” becomes d in “hold”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hola is recorded at frequency rank #48,229, classified as aphrase, pronounced […]. hold is at rank #15,655, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɔlt].
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 63884, this pair ranks #660,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hola vs hold
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "hola": a. Private to "hold": d.
"hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hola" and "hold" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hola" vs "hold" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "hola" and "hold". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hold" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #660,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hola" and "hold" 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 #660,952 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.