Which to use
“hole” and “homen” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,052
- “hole” frequency rank
- #35,187
- “homen” frequency rank
- 61239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hole | homen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | buraco | homem |
Where the eye mixes hole and homen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hole runs 4 letters (CVCV) against homen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hole vs homen
A purely visual mix-up. hole (/hoʊl/) and homen (/o.meŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hole is recorded at frequency rank #26,052, classified as anoun, pronounced /hoʊl/. homen is at rank #35,187, tagged as anoun, pronounced /o.meŋ/.
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 61239, this pair ranks #7,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hole vs homen
Shared letters: eho. Private to "hole": l. Private to "homen": mn.
"hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "homen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hole" and "homen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hole" or "homen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "homen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hole" and "homen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "homen vs hon". 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 #7,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.