Which to use
“holy” is an adjective and “hora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,396
- “holy” frequency rank
- #49,403
- “hora” frequency rank
- 50799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holy | hora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. |
Letter map: holy vs hora
Shared letters muted; letters that set holy and hora apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. holy and hora follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: holy vs hora
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: holy is anadjective and horaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
holy is recorded at frequency rank #1,396, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈhəʊli/. hora is at rank #49,403, tagged as anoun.
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 50799, this pair ranks #171,034 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of holy vs hora
Shared letters: ho. Private to "holy": ly. Private to "hora": ar.
"holy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "holy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,034 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holy" and "hora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hora". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #171,034 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.