# hogg vs holt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hogg
*noun · IPA /hɒɡ/ · frequency rank #23,862*
A young sheep of either gender, until it cuts its first two teeth; a hogget.

### 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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