Which to use
“hod” and “holed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,395
- “hod” frequency rank
- #27,497
- “holed” frequency rank
- 76892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hod | holed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog. | simple past and past participle of hole |
Where the eye mixes hod and holed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hod runs 3 letters (CVC) against holed's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hod vs holed
A purely visual mix-up. hod (/hɒd/) and holed (/hoʊld/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hod is recorded at frequency rank #49,395, classified as averb, pronounced /hɒd/. holed is at rank #27,497, tagged as averb, pronounced /hoʊld/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 76892, this pair ranks #28,822 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hod vs holed
Shared letters: dho. Private to "hod": -. Private to "holed": el.
"hod" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "holed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- holed ← hholed · hloed · hoeld · holde · holedd · holled · ohled
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hod" and "holed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hod" vs "holed" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "holed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,822 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hod" and "holed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hod vs hoke". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #28,822 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.