# hells vs holds

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hells
*noun · IPA /hɛlz/ · frequency rank #26,457*
plural of hell

### holds
*noun · IPA /həʊldz/ · frequency rank #2,488*
plural of hold

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