# hold vs how

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### how
*adverb · IPA /haʊ/ · frequency rank #67*
To what degree or extent.

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