Which to use
“hola” is a phrase and “hole” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,229
- “hola” frequency rank
- #7,486
- “hole” frequency rank
- 55715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hola | hole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hallo | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs holen |
Letter map: hola vs hole
Shared letters muted; letters that set hola and hole apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for hola / hole
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hola is aphrase and holeaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “hola” becomes e in “hole”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hola is recorded at frequency rank #48,229, classified as aphrase, pronounced […]. hole is at rank #7,486, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhoːlə].
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 55715, this pair ranks #968,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hola vs hole
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "hola": a. Private to "hole": e.
"hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hola" and "hole" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hola" or "hole" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "hola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #968,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hola" and "hole" 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 #968,654 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.