# halt vs holy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### halt
*verb · IPA /hɒlt/ · frequency rank #7,924*
To limp; move with a limping gait.

### holy
*adjective · IPA /ˈhəʊli/ · frequency rank #1,396*
Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halt-vs-holy