# harder vs holder

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### harder
*adjective · IPA /hɑːdə/ · frequency rank #2,626*
comparative form of hard: more hard

### holder
*noun · IPA /ˈhəʊldə/ · frequency rank #5,050*
A thing that holds.

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