Which to use
“hate” and “hole” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,905
- “hate” frequency rank
- #26,052
- “hole” frequency rank
- 38957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hate | hole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ódio | buraco |
Where the eye mixes hate and hole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hate and hole
A purely visual mix-up. hate (/heɪt/) and hole (/hoʊl/) 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 38957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hate is recorded at frequency rank #12,905, classified as anoun, pronounced /heɪt/. hole is at rank #26,052, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hoʊl/.
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 38957, this pair ranks #27,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hate vs hole
Shared letters: eh. Private to "hate": at. Private to "hole": lo.
"hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hate" and "hole" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hate" or "hole"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hate" and "hole" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hate" and "hole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hebe 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 #27,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.