# holly vs holy

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### holy
*adjective · IPA \ˈhoʊ.li\ · frequency rank #28,194*
Saint, sainte.

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