Which to use
“Hand” and “hold” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,761
- “Hand” frequency rank
- #13,098
- “hold” frequency rank
- 26859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hand | hold |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mão | lua, satélite natural da Terra |
Where the eye mixes Hand and hold
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hand and hold
A purely visual mix-up. Hand (/hant/) and hold (/ˈhold/) 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 26859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hand is recorded at frequency rank #13,761, classified as anoun, pronounced /hant/. hold is at rank #13,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhold/.
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 26859, this pair ranks #42,221 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hand vs hold
Shared letters: dh. Private to "Hand": an. Private to "hold": lo.
"Hand" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hand" and "hold" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hand" or "hold"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hold" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,221 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hand" and "hold" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hand vs hani". 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 #42,221 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.