Which to use
“holà” is an intj and “hold” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,841
- “holà” frequency rank
- #16,383
- “hold” frequency rank
- 55224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holà | hold |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cri que les charretiers poussaient pour faire arrêter leurs chevaux. | Gracieux. |
Where the eye mixes holà and hold
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. holà (CVCV) and hold (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between holà and hold
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: holà is ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.la\ while hold is \hɔlt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - à in “holà” becomes d in “hold”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
holà is recorded at frequency rank #38,841, classified as anintj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.la\. hold is at rank #16,383, tagged as anadj, pronounced \hɔlt\.
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 55224, this pair ranks #128,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of holà vs hold
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "holà": à. Private to "hold": d.
"holà" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hold ← hhold · hlod · hodl · holdd · holld · ohld
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "holà" and "hold" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "holà" vs "hold" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "holà" and "hold" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "holà" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hold" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holà" and "hold" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "holà vs Houda". 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 #128,850 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.