# hill vs holy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hill
*noun · IPA /hɪl/ · frequency rank #1,603*
An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

### 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/hill-vs-holy