Which to use
“holà” is an intj and “hôte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,841
- “holà” frequency rank
- #6,098
- “hôte” frequency rank
- 44939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holà | hôte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cri que les charretiers poussaient pour faire arrêter leurs chevaux. | Celui qui donne l’hospitalité par humanité, par amitié, par bienveillance. |
Where the eye mixes holà and hôte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. holà and hôte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: holà vs hôte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: holà is ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.la\ while hôte is ^((h muet))\ot\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 44939, 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\. hôte is at rank #6,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\ot\.
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 44939, this pair ranks #206,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of holà vs hôte
Shared letters: h. Private to "holà": loà. Private to "hôte": etô.
"holà" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hôte" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "holà" and "hôte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "holà" vs "hôte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "holà" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hôte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holà" and "hôte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "holà vs Houda". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #206,662 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.