# holier vs Holmes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### holier
*adjective · IPA /ˈhəʊliə/ · frequency rank #49,985*
comparative form of holy: more holy; more sacred.

### Holmes
*name · IPA /hoʊmz/ · frequency rank #6,479*
A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.

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