Which to use
“hola” is a phrase and “holst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,229
- “hola” frequency rank
- #16,732
- “holst” frequency rank
- 64961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hola | holst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hallo | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs holen |
Letter map: hola vs holst
Shared letters muted; letters that set hola and holst apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hola runs 4 letters (CVCV) against holst's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hola and holst
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hola is aphrase and holstaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hola is recorded at frequency rank #48,229, classified as aphrase, pronounced […]. holst is at rank #16,732, tagged as averb, pronounced [hoːlst].
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 64961, this pair ranks #623,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hola vs holst
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "hola": a. Private to "holst": st.
"hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "holst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hola" and "holst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hola" or "holst"?
After this comparison
You've compared "hola" and "holst". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "holst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #623,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hola" and "holst" 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 #623,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.