Which to use
“hole” and “hule” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,943
- “hole” frequency rank
- #35,079
- “hule” frequency rank
- 66022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hole | hule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agujero, hoyo. | Polímero natural elaborado a partir de la savia de plantas específicas, como por ejemplo la Castilla elastica, es una sustancia muy elástica, flexible y a prueba de agua. |
Where the eye mixes hole and hule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hole and hule follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hole vs hule
A purely visual mix-up. hole (/həʊl/) and hule ([ˈule]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - o in “hole” becomes u in “hule”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hole is recorded at frequency rank #30,943, classified as anoun, pronounced /həʊl/. hule is at rank #35,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈule].
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 66022, this pair ranks #40,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hole vs hule
Shared letters: ehl. Private to "hole": o. Private to "hule": u.
"hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hule" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hole" and "hule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hole" vs "hule" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hole" and "hule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "huey vs hule". 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 #40,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.