Which to use
“holà” is an intj and “hole” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,841
- “holà” frequency rank
- #28,986
- “hole” frequency rank
- 67827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holà | hole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cri que les charretiers poussaient pour faire arrêter leurs chevaux. | Trou. |
Where the eye mixes holà and hole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. holà and hole follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between holà and hole
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: holà is ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.la\ while hole is \ˈhoʊl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - à in “holà” becomes e in “hole”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67827, 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\. hole is at rank #28,986, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈhoʊl\.
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 67827, this pair ranks #61,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of holà vs hole
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "holà": à. Private to "hole": e.
"holà" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hole ← hhole · hloe · hoel · holle · ohle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "holà" and "hole" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "holà" or "hole" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "holà" and "hole" 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 "hole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holà" and "hole" 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 #61,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.