holla

/ˈhɒlə/

//ˈhɒlə// intj

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"holla" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“holla” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #49,397) as an interjection. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#49,397
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of hollo.

Corpus desk

Index EN-holla · holla · English

holla · rank #49,397 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,397
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH homophobe

Nearest frequency peer: homophobe (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbours of confusable “holla”

Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below

corpus weight

What this shows Bars place “holla” against nearest ranked English headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

holla vs holy
60% similar
holla vs hull
60% similar
holla vs holt
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for holla
PropertyValue
Headwordholla
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/ˈhɒlə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,397
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus rank beside confusables of “holla”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).hollalands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “homophobe” (#49,398), “hod” (#49,395), “hippopotamus” (#49,394). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “holla” is #49,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for holla is neighbouring look-alikes ("holy", "hull", …), not just typos; it is aninterjection pronounced /ˈhɒlə/. Frequency #49,397 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Gloss: "Alternative form of hollo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for holla, with forms such as "hholla", "hlola", and "holal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "holy", "hull", "holt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is holla, spelled H-O-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of hollo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how holla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Holla, there! Holla, there, I say! What the devil are you about with my master's box-coat?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hholla
  • hlola
  • holal
  • ohlla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of holla - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hholla1hlola2holal2ohlla2
Edit distance from "holla"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "holla"?
"holla" is spelled H-O-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɒlə/.
What does "holla" mean?
As an interjection, "holla" means: Alternative form of hollo.
What words are commonly confused with "holla"?
"holla" is commonly confused with "holy", "hull", "holt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "holla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holla" is /ˈhɒlə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holla" come from?
"holla" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "holla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Henny#49,389Hulme#49,407humps#49,408Hayat#49,381

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list