# hell vs hole

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hell
*name · IPA /hɛl/ · frequency rank #828*
A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.

### hole
*noun · IPA /həʊl/ · frequency rank #2,206*
A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.

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