# hala vs hold

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hala
*noun · frequency rank #40,727*
Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

### hold
*verb · IPA /həʊld/ · frequency rank #655*
To grasp or grip.

## Source
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