Which to use
“hole” is a verb and “Hülle” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,486
- “hole” frequency rank
- #9,047
- “Hülle” frequency rank
- 16533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hole | Hülle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs holen | die äußere Schicht von etwas |
Where the eye mixes hole and Hülle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hole runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Hülle's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hole and Hülle
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hole is [ˈhoːlə] while Hülle is [ˈhʏlə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hole is recorded at frequency rank #7,486, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhoːlə]. Hülle is at rank #9,047, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʏlə].
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 16533, this pair ranks #1,935,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hole vs Hülle
Shared letters: ehl. Private to "hole": o. Private to "Hülle": ü.
"hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hülle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hole ← hhole · hloe · hoel · holle · ohle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hole" for "Hülle" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hole" vs "Hülle" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hülle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,935,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hole" and "Hülle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs hole". 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 #1,935,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.