# hold vs hora

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hold
*verb · IPA /həʊld/ · frequency rank #655*
To grasp or grip.

### hora
*noun · frequency rank #49,403*
A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hold-vs-hora