# hold vs holly

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### hold
*adjective · IPA \hɔlt\ · frequency rank #16,383*
Gracieux.

### holly
*noun · IPA \ˈhɒl.i\ · frequency rank #21,964*
Houx.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/hold-vs-holly