# holen vs holy

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### holen
*verb · IPA [ˈhoːlən] · frequency rank #1,328*
etwas oder jemanden herbeischaffen

### holy
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #14,833*
heilig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/holen-vs-holy