Which to use
“have” is a verb and “hole” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,419
- “have” frequency rank
- #26,052
- “hole” frequency rank
- 33471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | have | hole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ter, possuir | buraco |
Letter map: have vs hole
Shared letters muted; letters that set have and hole apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. have and hole follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: have vs hole
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: have is averb and holeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
have is recorded at frequency rank #7,419, classified as averb. 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 33471, this pair ranks #34,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of have vs hole
Shared letters: eh. Private to "have": av. Private to "hole": lo.
"have" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "have" and "hole" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "have" vs "hole" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "have" vs "hole" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "have" 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 #34,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "have" 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 #34,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.