# hola

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈoʊlɑː/ · frequency rank #26,462

## Definitions
1. Hello, hi, hey.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hola.

## Easily confused with
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-how)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hot)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hop)
- **hon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hon)
- **hoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hoo)
- **hua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hua)
- **Hou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hou)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hoy)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hos)
- **Hom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hom)
- **HPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hpa)
- **HSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hsa)
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hor)
- **HOV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hov)
- **home** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-home)
- **hope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hope)
- **hold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hold)
- **hour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-hour)
- **holy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-holy)
- **host** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hola-vs-host)

## Common misspellings (4)
`hhola`, `hloa`, `hoal`, `ohla`

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