# hock vs holt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hock
*noun · IPA /hɒk/ · frequency rank #35,339*
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.

### holt
*noun · IPA /hɒlt/ · frequency rank #11,721*
A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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