# holes vs Holi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### holes
*noun · IPA /həʊlz/ · frequency rank #3,949*
plural of hole

### Holi
*name · frequency rank #41,179*
A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holes-vs-holi