# hale vs Holi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hale
*adjective · IPA /heɪl/ · frequency rank #12,986*
Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.

### Holi
*name · frequency rank #41,179*
A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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