holàvshoodWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: holà is a intj, hood is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“holà” is an intj and “hood” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,841
“holà” frequency rank
#25,001
“hood” frequency rank
63842
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature holà hood
Definition Cri que les charretiers poussaient pour faire arrêter leurs chevaux. Capot de voiture.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set holà and hood apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
holà
4 ch
hood

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: holà is ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.la\ while hood is \ud\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63842, 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\. hood is at rank #25,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ud\.

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 63842, this pair ranks #79,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of holà vs hood

Shared letters: ho. Private to "holà": . Private to "hood": d.

"holà" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "hood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hoodhhood · hod · hodo · hoodd · ohod

Frequency comparison

holà#38,841
hood#25,001

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "holà" and "hood" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "holà" is an intj and "hood" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "holà" or "hood"?
"hood" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,001 in our French list, against #38,841 for "holà". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering holà vs hood

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an intj, it's “holà”; for a noun, it's “hood”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “holà” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list