Which to use
“hola” is an intj and “hour” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,462
- “hola” frequency rank
- #675
- “hour” frequency rank
- 27137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hola | hour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hello, hi, hey. | A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes). |
Where the eye mixes hola and hour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hola and hour
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hola is /ˈoʊlɑː/ while hour is /aʊə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hola is recorded at frequency rank #26,462, classified as anintj, pronounced /ˈoʊlɑː/. hour is at rank #675, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aʊə/.
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 27137, this pair ranks #381,312 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hola vs hour
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hola": al. Private to "hour": ru.
"hola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hola" and "hour" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hola" or "hour"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hola" and "hour" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,312 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hola" and "hour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hola". 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 #381,312 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.