# holder vs hooker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### holder
*noun · IPA /ˈhəʊldə/ · frequency rank #5,050*
A thing that holds.

### hooker
*noun · IPA /ˈhʊk.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #11,041*
One who, or that which, hooks.

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