Which to use
“hole” and “hood” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,986
- “hole” frequency rank
- #25,001
- “hood” frequency rank
- 53987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hole | hood |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trou. | Capot de voiture. |
Where the eye mixes hole and hood
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hole (CVCV) and hood (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses hole with hood
A purely visual mix-up. hole (\ˈhoʊl\) and hood (\ud\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hole is recorded at frequency rank #28,986, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈhoʊl\. 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 53987, this pair ranks #137,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hole vs hood
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hole": el. Private to "hood": d.
"hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hole" and "hood" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hole" or "hood"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hole" and "hood" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hood" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hole" and "hood" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hole". 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 #137,059 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.