# hole vs hopes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hole
*noun · IPA /həʊl/ · frequency rank #2,206*
A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.

### hopes
*noun · IPA /hoʊps/ · frequency rank #3,630*
plural of hope

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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