Which to use
“holes” and “hues” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,949
- “holes” frequency rank
- #26,825
- “hues” frequency rank
- 30774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holes | hues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hole | plural of hue |
Where the eye mixes holes and hues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. holes (/həʊlz/) and hues (/hjuːz/) 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 30774, 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/. hues is at rank #26,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hjuːz/.
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 30774, this pair ranks #351,674 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of holes vs hues
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "holes": lo. Private to "hues": u.
"holes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hues" · 4 letters · shape CVVC