Which to use
“holes” and “holt” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,949
- “holes” frequency rank
- #11,721
- “holt” frequency rank
- 15670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holes | holt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hole | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
Where the eye mixes holes and holt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. holes (/həʊlz/) and holt (/hɒlt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
holes is recorded at frequency rank #3,949, classified as anoun, pronounced /həʊlz/. holt is at rank #11,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɒlt/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15670, this pair ranks #462,538 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of holes vs holt
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "holes": es. Private to "holt": t.
"holes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "holt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC