# hoax vs holy

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### hoax
*noun · IPA ^((h aspiré))\oks\ · frequency rank #47,378*
Canular, bobard, intox, en particulier diffusé sur Internet.

### holy
*adjective · IPA \ˈhoʊ.li\ · frequency rank #28,194*
Saint, sainte.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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