# holt vs horn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### holt
*noun · IPA /hɒlt/ · frequency rank #11,721*
A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.

### horn
*noun · IPA /hɔːn/ · frequency rank #5,689*
A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holt-vs-horn